HyperDic: childless

English > 1 sense of the word *childless*:
ADJECTIVE	all	childless	without offspring

childless > pronunciation
Sounds	chay'ldlahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *childless*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Without offspring.
Example	"in some societies a childless woman is rejected by her tribesmen"
Broader	unfruitful	not fruitful
Spanish	estéril
Nouns	childlessness	the condition of being without offspring