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grandchildless

grandchildless adjective: without a grandchild.

Adjective

grandchildless (not comparable)

  1. Without a grandchild.
    • ‘Now we’re the childless, grandchildless couple! People our age are grandparenting, but our hands are empty.’2019, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, “The Aftertaste of Success”, in Manchester Happened, Oneworld Publications (2020), page 234

Origin of grandchildless

From grandchild + -less.

Words formed from grandchildless

Questions about grandchildless

What does grandchildless mean?
Grandchildless means without a grandchild.
What part of speech is grandchildless?
Grandchildless is an adjective.

Words near grandchildless in the dictionary

  1. grandcestor
  2. grandcestors
  3. grandchild
  4. grandchildhood
  5. grandchildhoods
  6. grandchildless
  7. grandchildlessness
  8. grandchildren
  9. grandcousin
  10. grandcousins
  11. granddad

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