childlessly

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adverb

In a childless way; without children.

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Meanings

adverbchildlessly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a childless way; without children.

    Cairncross was long married, but childlessly; indications were that that was due to a flaw in him, not his wife.

    2011, Poul Anderson, Flandry's Legacy

Origin

From childless + -ly.

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Translations

Polish bezdzietnie, bezpotomnie
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Cite this entry
APA

childlessly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childlessly

MLA

“childlessly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childlessly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “childlessly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childlessly.

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