a feeling of loneliness or depression experienced by some parents when their children have matured and left home
Empty nest syndrome is a general feeling of loneliness that parents/other guardian relatives may feel when one or more of their children leave home. While more common in women, it can happen to both sexes. The marriage of a child can lead to similar feelings, with the role and influence of the parents often becoming less important compared to the new spouse
sadness or depression that is sometimes felt by parents after all their children have grown up and left the house
A feeling of depression experienced by some parents after their children have grown and left home