Informal term for parents whose grown-up children have left home (5,7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMPTYNESTERS Informal term for parents whose grown-up children have left home (5,7) (12)
8% EMPTYNESTER Parent whose children have grown up and left home (11) The Guardian Speedy Feb 28, 2021
6% ADULTS Grown-ups (6) USA Today Oct 7, 2025
6% STAY ___-at-home parent (4)
6% ADULT Grown-up (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 1, 2025
6% LICE Grown-up nits (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 2, 2025
6% ORPHANS Children with no parents (7)
6% FAMILY Parents and their children (6)
5% TREE It may have pears or parents (4) The Washington Post Mini Oct 20, 2025
5% ENDIT Break up, informally (5) LA Times Mini Oct 16, 2025
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