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empty nest syndrome

–noun
a depressed state felt by some parents after their children have left home.

Origin:
1970–75
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empty nest syndrome  
n.  A feeling of depression experienced by some parents after their children have grown and left home.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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