the situation or the home of parents whose children have grown up and left 空巢（子女长大离家后父母独守家中） They got a cat to try and fill the empty nest. 他们找到一只猫来尝试填补空巢。 As parents face empty nests, they may decide to move to a smaller property. 当父母面对空巢时，他们可能会决定搬到较小的房产。 Claire is suffering from empty nest syndrome (= sadness because her children have left home). 克莱尔（Claire）患有空巢综合症。