In Brazil, those individuals are said to rely on Paitrocínio (a pun with the words Pai or Pais, meaning father and parents respectively, and Patrocínio, meaning sponsorship). In Germany they are known as Nesthocker (German for an altricial bird), who are still living at Hotel Mama ('Hotel Mama' is an ironical term for the parental home, since the household chores and the cooking of the meals is done by the mother alone). Padoa-Schioppa's 'boasting' was considered extremely offensive by some people, and newspapers pointed out that he knew little about the situation of a considerable part of the 20–30 years old Italian population, who do not earn enough money to afford leaving their parents’ house. They were joked about by the former Italian Minister of Economy and Finance Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, who called them bamboccioni (literally, big babies). For example, in Italy, some young adults (especially singles) still rely on their parents. The phenomenon is not confined to Japanese society analogous or similar phenomena can also be found in other cultures. Parasite single ( Japanese パラサイトシングル, parasaito shinguru) is a single person who lives with their parents beyond their late twenties in order to enjoy a carefree and comfortable life. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.

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