child
noun
a person between birth and puberty or full growth.
childlessness
-
a word derived from
child.
Example Sentences
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The accelerating fertility decline worldwide has been driven overwhelmingly by rising childlessness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
A 2023 study conducted in Poland estimated 5–14% of parents regret their decision to have children and would opt for childlessness if they had their time again.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
It turned out Vance had left a lengthy trail of bizarre, officious comments about, well, a lot of things, but particularly female fertility and childlessness.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2025
“Many couples would be unable to meet the rising costs and would remain childless; in a country with a diminishing birth rate, the economic effects of childlessness are potentially devastating.”
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2024
At some point our childlessness became an acceptable topic of Sunday-lunch conversation, not just between Tom and me, but more generally.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
