childless
- a word derived from child.
Example Sentences
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Some were expecting their first child, some were pregnant with their second, and others remained childless.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Ostensibly, there was no reason for a childless adult like me to watch it — unless said adult also happened to be a lifelong anime fan.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
A renowned theater director who has embarked on a kind of permanent vacation in his 60s, he continues: “I am wifeless, childless, brotherless, sisterless, I am my well-known self, made glittering and brittle by fame.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Don’t miss: We’re in our 70s and childless.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
The unemployed asked for jobs; the childless, for help in finding a baby to adopt; the oppressed, for justice.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
