Child-free

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a person or couple, having no children, biological, step, or adopted, as a matter of choice. not-comparable

    "Persons who choose to have child-free marriages tend to be stereotyped by friends and relatives as deviant, self-centered, or immature (Somers, 1993)."

  2. 2
    Of an area, where children are excluded. not-comparable

    "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.""

Example

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"Persons who choose to have child-free marriages tend to be stereotyped by friends and relatives as deviant, self-centered, or immature (Somers, 1993)."

Etymology

From child + -free.

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