childless
Example Sentences
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Also contributing to the drop is a growing number of childless residents opting to stay that way, worried about the financial implications and lifestyle trade-offs of having a family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
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
Also read: We’re in our 70s and childless.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
The Bordonis were childless, and when the wife died in ripe years a lonely longing for his Alpine past fell on her husband.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
