CHILDLESS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective

without offspring

Example: in some societies a childless woman is rejected by her tribesmen

The word "childless" comes from Middle English childles.

child – A related word in the same word family.

-less – A related word in the same word family.

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales show how creatively Middle English speakers mixed vocabularies.