síndrome do ninho vazio

Portuguese

Etymology

Likely a calque of English empty nest syndrome.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsĩ.dɾo.mi du ˈnĩ.ɲu vaˈzi.u/ [ˈsĩ.dɾo.mi du ˈnĩ.j̃u vaˈzi.u], /ˈsĩ.dɾo.mi du ˈnĩ.ɲu vaˈziw/ [ˈsĩ.dɾo.mi du ˈnĩ.j̃u vaˈziʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsĩ.dɾo.mi du ˈnĩ.ɲu vaˈzi.u/ [ˈsĩ.dɾo.mi du ˈnĩ.j̃u vaˈzi.u], /ˈsĩ.dɾo.mi du ˈnĩ.ɲu vaˈziw/ [ˈsĩ.dɾo.mi du ˈnĩ.j̃u vaˈziʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsĩ.dɾo.me do ˈni.ɲo vaˈzi.u/, /ˈsĩ.dɾo.me do ˈni.ɲo vaˈziw/ [ˈsĩ.dɾo.me do ˈni.ɲo vaˈziʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsĩ.dɾu.mɨ du ˈni.ɲu vɐˈzi.u/ [ˈsĩ.dɾu.mɨ ðu ˈni.ɲu vɐˈzi.u]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsĩ.dɾu.mɨ du ˈni.ɲu vɐˈzi.u/ [ˈsĩ.dɾu.mɨ ðu ˈni.ɲu vɐˈzi.u]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsĩ.dɾu.mɨ du ˈni.ɲu bɐˈzi.u/ [ˈsĩ.dɾu.mɨ ðu ˈni.ɲu βɐˈzi.u]

Noun

síndrome do ninho vazio f (uncountable)

1. empty nest syndrome (a feeling of loneliness or depression experienced by some parents when their children have matured and left home)

Related terms

• ninho vazio

 

Further reading

• síndrome do ninho vazio on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt