"childless" meaning in English

See childless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: childless
Etymology: : childless < child + -less
  1. άτεκνος, άκληρος, χωρίς παιδιά
    Sense id: el-childless-en-adj-mH06zZke
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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        {
          "text": "Many childless couples are looking to adopt a child.",
          "translation": "Πολλά άτεκνα ζευγάρια ζητούν να υιοθετήσουν ένα παιδί."
        }
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      "form": "childless"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Many childless couples are looking to adopt a child.",
          "translation": "Πολλά άτεκνα ζευγάρια ζητούν να υιοθετήσουν ένα παιδί."
        }
      ],
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      ]
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