# childless

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #26,719

## Definitions
1. Not having any children.

## Etymology
From Middle English childles; equivalent to child + -less.

## Easily confused with
- **childrens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/childless-vs-childrens)

## Common misspellings (13)
`cchildless`, `chhildless`, `chidlless`, `childdless`, `childelss`, `childles`, `childlless`, `childlses`, `chilldess`, `chilldless`, `chlidless`, `cihldless`, `hcildless`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/childless