释义 |
childlessness|ˈtʃaɪldlɪsnɪs| [f. prec. + -ness.] Childless condition or quality.
1860Pusey Min. Proph. 60 Childlessness..is the appropriate and frequent punishment of sins of the flesh. 1865Trollope Can you forgive Her? xli, She recurred..to her own childlessness, and to his extreme desire for an heir. |