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childless
child C0291300 (chīld)n. pl. chil·dren (chĭl′drən) 1. a. A person between birth and puberty.b. A person who has not attained maturity or the age of legal majority.2. a. An unborn infant; a fetus.b. An infant; a baby.3. One who is childish or immature.4. A son or daughter; an offspring.5. A member of a tribe; descendant: children of Abraham.6. a. An individual regarded as strongly affected by another or by a specified time, place, or circumstance: a child of nature; a child of the Sixties.b. A product or result of something specified: "Times Square is a child of the 20th century" (Richard F. Shepard).Idiom: with child Pregnant.
[Middle English, from Old English cild.]
child′less adj.child′less·ness n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | childless - without offspring; "in some societies a childless woman is rejected by her tribesmen"unfruitful - not fruitful; not conducive to abundant production |
childlessadjectiveUnable to produce offspring:barren, impotent, infertile, sterile, unfruitful.Translationschild (tʃaild) – plural children (ˈtʃildrən) – noun1. a young human being of either sex. 小孩 小孩2. a son or daughter. Her youngest child is five years old. 兒子或女兒 儿子或女儿ˈchildhood noun the state or time of being a child. Her childhood was a time of happiness. 童年 童年ˈchildish adjective like a child; silly. a childish remark. 幼稚的 幼稚的ˈchildishly adverb 幼稚地 幼稚地ˈchildishness noun 幼稚 幼稚ˈchildless adjective having no children. the childless couple. 無子女的 无子女的ˈchildlike adjective innocent; like a child. childlike faith; trustful and childlike. 孩子般的，天真的 孩子般天真的ˈchildbirth noun the act of giving birth to a child. She died in childbirth. 分娩 分娩child's play something very easy. Climbing that hill will be child's play. 輕而易舉的事 容易干的事情EncyclopediaSeechildFinancialSeeChildchildless
Synonyms for childlessadj unable to produce offspringSynonyms- barren
- impotent
- infertile
- sterile
- unfruitful
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