"boomerang kid" meaning in All languages combined

See boomerang kid on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: boomerang kids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boomerang kid (plural boomerang kids)
  1. (originally US, informal) A young adult who has moved back into the parental home after a period of independence. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Children Synonyms: boomerang baby, boomerang child, boomeranger Related terms: failure to launch Translations (young adult who moved back into parental home): boemerangkind [neuter] (Dutch)

Inflected forms

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