different between childless vs unchild

childless

English

Etymology

From Middle English childles; equivalent to child +? -less.

Pronunciation

Adjective

childless (not comparable)

  1. Not having any children.

Synonyms

  • babyless, childrenless, kidless, offspringless, child-free

Derived terms

  • childlessness

Translations

childless From the web:

  • what childless friends don't understand
  • what childless mean
  • what childless marriage
  • what do childless couples do
  • what is childless family
  • what does childless mean
  • what causes childlessness
  • what do childless couples do for fun


unchild

English

Etymology

un- +? child

Verb

unchild (third-person singular simple present unchilds, present participle unchilding, simple past and past participle unchilded)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To make someone childless.
    • c. 1605-1608, William Shakespeare, Coriolanus, Act V, Scene VI
      Though in this city he
      Hath widow'd and unchilded many a one,
      Which to this hour bewail the injury,
      Yet he shall have a noble memory.

Related terms

  • unchilding

unchild From the web:

  • what child is this
  • what child is this lyrics
  • what childhood trauma do i have
  • what child is this greensleeves
  • what child support
  • what child tax credit
  • what child support covers
  • what child is this chords
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share

you may also like