boomerang child
noun/ˈbuːməɹæŋ ˌt͡ʃaɪld/UK/ˈbuməɹæŋ ˌt͡ʃaɪld/US
Etymology
From boomerang + child, a reference to the ability of a boomerang to return to the thrower after being thrown.
Definitions
Synonym of boomerang kid (“a young adult who has moved back into the parental home after…
Synonym of boomerang kid (“a young adult who has moved back into the parental home after a period of independence”).
- Of course, in some homes there are, as my grandmother would say, "good and grown" children still living at home, and other children, now called "boomerang children," coming back home with their children.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for boomerang child. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA