Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

empty nesting

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: emp-ty nest-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The activities done by an empty nest family.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Admittedly, this is a rather stark interpretation of what empty nesting is going to be, but we hope we’re well-prepared."

Etymology

From empty nest + -ing.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does empty nesting mean?: The activities done by an empty nest family.
Where does empty nesting come from?: From empty nest + -ing.

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