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Meanings of childless in English

Having no children.

Childless.

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Usage of childless in English
1
Single childless people who live outside a five-mile radius of your house.
You say tomato, I say shut up
2
Another resettlement camp, Anibare, is home to single people and childless couples.
The Guardian
3
She, who had been childless for so long, would soon have two.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
4
That mischievous madman John William died childless in the spring of 1609.
Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with ...
5
And the next took her to wife: and he also died childless.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, New Testament
6
The fact that the first wife was childless doubtless influenced Bubru Singh.
Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth
7
Such women were childless in a much larger proportion than ordinary women.
Applied Eugenics
8
His wife had died in an insane asylum, and he was childless.
Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made
9
This was the childless young widow of the great ironmaster-otherwise ,Mrs.Glenarm.
Man and Wife
10
From a sociological point of view the childless family is a failure.
Sociology and Modern Social Problems
11
She had one sister, who died childless, in St. Paul, in 1901.
Among the Sioux: A Story of the Twin Cities and the Two Dakotas
12
These women, with the exception of the childless ones, live full-rounded lives.
Woman and the New Race
13
In an extraordinary moment, the childless Busi elects him as his son.
The Guardian
14
Perhaps it was best as it was, best that she was childless.
December Love
15
But you should also look at how the childless woman is regarded.
The Guardian
16
I am wifeless, I childless - Icouldfind no duty to do.
The sleeper awakes
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
Less common