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childless

ADJECTIVE
barren
Synonyms


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It made an impression on one of the most popular people in the world, who signed her Harris–Walz endorsement “Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady.”

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2025

Swift announced the news alongside a photo of her with a cat and signed it "Childless Cat Lady", a reference to comments made by Donald Trump's vice-presidential candidate JD Vance.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024

Childless individuals were twice as likely to be single, whilst six diseases in women and 11 in men remained associated with childlessness among partnered individuals.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2023

There’s a blog called Childless by Marriage that hashes out a lot of these issues — lots of kindred spirits there.

From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2015

Childless lords sat in aged halls musing on heraldry; in secret chambers withered men compounded strong elixirs, or in high cold towers asked questions of the stars.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien



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