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

  1. 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.

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