childfree
childfree is the alternative form of child-free.
Meaning of child-free
Adjective
child-free (not comparable)
- Of a person or couple, having no children, biological, step, or adopted, as a matter of choice.
- Persons who choose to have child-free marriages tend to be stereotyped by friends and relatives as deviant, self-centered, or immature (Somers, 1993).1996, J. Kenneth Davidson, Nelwyn B. Moore, Marriage and Family: Change and Continuity, Allyn & Bacon, →ISBN
- Of an area, where children are excluded.
- A writer in the Economist in 1998 also suggested creating more comfortable environments for themselves by excluding children: "All airlines, trains and restaurants should create child-free zones."2023 October 18, Dr David Turner, “Family values...”, in RAIL, number 994, pages 47-48
Words formed from childfree
Questions about childfree
- What is childfree the alternative form of?
- Childfree is the alternative form of child-free.
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