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An English surname from Middle English derived from a Middle English given name of obscure origin.
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As Dodd wrote in ‘The Empty Nest,’ “To me, it was glaringly obvious that parting from a child who has been the centre of your life for twenty-odd years is a really big deal. Yet while new parents are bombarded with advice, empty nest parents are left to muddle through what is arguably the most challenging phase of parenting.”
An unincorporated community in Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana, United States.
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