Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

child-free

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.13 in modern English

Syllables: child-free
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a person or couple, having no children, biological, step, or adopted, as a matter of choice.

adj

Of an area, where children are excluded.

Example Sentences

"Persons who choose to have child-free marriages tend to be stereotyped by friends and relatives as deviant, self-centered, or immature (Somers, 1993)."
"Indeed, the tenor of the book was a direct invitation to confront the challenge that there may be benefits to choosing a childfree lifestyle."
"Many studies of child-free marriages indicate a higher degree of marital adjustment or satisfaction than is found among couples with children."
"Being single, and childless—or child-free, as she would put it—she can do that."
"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.""

Etymology

Etymology tree English child Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English child-free From child + -free.

Inflected Forms

childfree (alternative)

Derived Forms

childfreeness

Frequently Paired Words

childless

Questions

What does child-free mean?: Of a person or couple, having no children, biological, step, or adopted, as a matter of choice.
Where does child-free come from?: Etymology tree English child Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English child-free From child + -free.

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