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offspringless

offspringless adjective: without offspring.

Adjective

offspringless (not comparable)

  1. Without offspring.
    • […] whether definite dependencies could be established for changes in these parameters, in chronic lead poisoning in offspringless dogs.1969, Health Aspects of Pesticides Abstract Bulletin, volume 2, page 407
    • How exactly did this offspringless coupling affect the two protagonists? How would they each change? Was it an equal trade or did one partner dominate the other?2000, Iain M. Banks, Look To Windward

Origin of offspringless

From offspring + -less.

Questions about offspringless

What does offspringless mean?
Offspringless means without offspring.
What part of speech is offspringless?
Offspringless is an adjective.

Words near offspringless in the dictionary

  1. offsplit
  2. offsplits
  3. offsplitting
  4. offspring
  5. offspringing
  6. offspringless
  7. offsprings
  8. offstage
  9. offstaged
  10. offstages
  11. offstaging

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