full nest syndrome

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A feeling of stress, frustration or depression experienced by some middle-aged parents whose adult children have not moved out from their house. uncommon,uncountable
    — Their parents meanwhile have their own adjustments to make. You see, those who were prepared for an attack of the empty-nest syndrome in September are aghast at the symptoms of a full-nest syndrome in November.

词形变化

full-nest syndrome alternative

词源

Earliest known use is from 1976 (see first quotation below), by analogy with empty nest syndrome.
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