offspringless

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adjective

Without offspring.

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English offspring →
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Meanings

adjectiveoffspringless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout offspring.

    […] whether definite dependencies could be established for changes in these parameters, in chronic lead poisoning in offspringless dogs.

    1969, Health Aspects of Pesticides Abstract Bulletin, volume 2, page 407
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    How exactly did this offspringless coupling affect the two protagonists? How would they each change? Was it an equal trade or did one partner dominate the other?

    2000, Iain M. Banks, Look To Windward

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
childless

Origin

  1. Englishoffspring
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishoffspringless

From offspring + -less.

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Cite this entry
APA

offspringless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/offspringless

MLA

“offspringless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/offspringless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “offspringless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/offspringless.

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