- childless
- adjective see child
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
childless
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Childless — is a term that refers to a person or couple that does not have any children. Some reasons for childlessness include: [ [http://www.childlessnotbychoice.com Childless Not By Choice] ] * infertility or other medical problems * lack of appropriate… … Wikipedia
Childless — Child less, a. Destitute of chidren or offspring. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
childless — index barren Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
childless — child|less [ˈtʃaıldləs] adj having no children childless couple/woman/marriage ▪ It was a happy but childless marriage. ▪ couples who deliberately remain childless >childlessness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
childless — [[t]tʃa͟ɪldləs[/t]] ADJ Someone who is childless has no children. ...childless couples … English dictionary
childless — adj. Childless is used with these nouns: ↑couple, ↑marriage, ↑woman … Collocations dictionary
childless — child|less [ tʃaıldləs ] adjective not having any children: Several fertility treatments are available for childless couples … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
childless — adjective having no children: a childless couple childlessness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
childless — UK [ˈtʃaɪldləs] / US adjective not having any children Several fertility treatments are available for childless couples … English dictionary
childless — child ► NOUN (pl. children) 1) a young human being below the age of full physical development. 2) a son or daughter of any age. 3) derogatory an immature or irresponsible person. 4) (children) archaic the descendants of a family or people. ● … English terms dictionary
childless — adjective without offspring in some societies a childless woman is rejected by her tribesmen • Similar to: ↑unfruitful • Derivationally related forms: ↑childlessness … Useful english dictionary
