Childless

Word CHILDLESS
Character 9
Hyphenation child less
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Childless"

What do we mean by childless?

Not having any children.

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The word "childless" in example sentences

A woman who chooses to remain childless is no less of a woman than one who chooses motherhood. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And here we must extend the term childless marriages to cover households in which the children have grown up and gone their own way, leaving the parents alone together: a point at which many worthy couples discover for the first time that they have long since lost interest in one another, and have been united only by a common interest in their children. ❋ George Bernard Shaw (1903)

Matthew gives the legal pedigree through Solomon down to Joseph; Luke the real pedigree, from Mary, the real parent, through Nathan, brother of Solomon, upwards (Lu 3: 31). no man of his seed ... upon the throne -- This explains the sense in which "childless" is used. ❋ Unknown (1871)

Women who choose to remain childless are free to compete as men do but their femininity is suspect and it, rightly, pisses them off. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I spent large chunks of time unraveling relationships in a place where friends were called brothers, father was a term of respect, not necessarily an indication of paternity, and women with five daughters were described as childless. ❋ Karen Palmer (2010)

Well, your discussion of childbirth and raising a child only confirms my decision to remain childless, I must say! ❋ Unknown (2008)

A growing number of women are choosing to remain childless, or “childfree.” ❋ Unknown (2006)

I was trying to convince myself that I wanted to remain childless, as so many people I know are forgoing children by choice. ❋ Unknown (2005)

It is performed in childless households; it is expected, as a matter of course, by fathers from their daughters, by brothers from their sisters. ❋ Unknown (1909)

And is it not on record that Henley once dashed across a manuscript the terse pronouncement, "I take no interest in childless women"? ❋ Unknown (1909)

But at the same time the reproductive imperative is being rethought, critics say the language used to express the trend remains shockingly retrograde, with "childless" - appearing throughout Pew's analysis - implying a deficit or disability. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Wait wait, I bet we’ve just answered why these dreaded Career Women remain childless: they have HUSBANDS! ❋ Unknown (2006)

But if I don't feel capable of taking care of a child I'd rather remain childless. ❋ Unknown (2009)

With no cure for the conditions, which include some forms of diabetes, blindness and heart problems, women carrying diseased mitochondria often face the heartbreaking choice of whether it would be kinder to remain childless. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ultimately, the childless are the freeriders since in their retirement, they will benefit from services performed by younger people without having had to go through the trouble and expense of raising children themselves. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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