Childless

Pronunciation: /tʃaɪldləs/

Definitions of childless

adjective describing someone who does not have any children

Example Sentences

A1 She is a childless woman.

A2 The couple remained childless despite their efforts to conceive.

B1 The childless couple decided to adopt a child.

B2 The childless couple felt a sense of emptiness in their lives.

C1 The childless couple sought fertility treatments in hopes of having a child.

C2 Despite their wealth, the childless couple felt incomplete without children.

Examples of childless in a Sentence

formal The couple remained childless despite several attempts at fertility treatments.

informal My aunt and uncle are childless, but they spoil their nieces and nephews rotten.

slang Some people just don't want kids and that's cool - they're living that childless life.

figurative The barren land seemed childless, devoid of any signs of life.

Grammatical Forms of childless

• past tense: childlessed
• plural: childlesses
• comparative: more childless
• superlative: most childless
• present tense: is childless
• future tense: will be childless
• perfect tense: has been childless
• continuous tense: is being childless
• singular: childless
• positive degree: childless
• infinitive: to be childless
• gerund: being childless
• participle: childlessed

Origin and Evolution of childless

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'childless' originated from Old English, where 'child' referred to offspring and 'less' meant without.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the term 'childless' has evolved to encompass a broader sense of not having children, regardless of the reason, rather than just meaning without offspring due to infertility or other circumstances.