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State of not having children
Childlessness is the state of not having children. Childlessness may have personal, social or political significance. Childlessness, which may be by choice
Childlessness
Lifestyle choice
Voluntary childlessness or childfreeness is the active choice to neither conceive nor adopt children. Use of the word childfree was first recorded in
Voluntary_childlessness
2008 American film
Childless is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by Charlie Levi and starring Barbara Hershey, Joe Mantegna, James Naughton and Diane Venora
Childless
Vice President of the United States since 2025
control, and U.S. support for Ukraine, and he is an outspoken critic of childlessness. Vance is the first Marine Corps veteran in U.S. history to serve as
JD_Vance
Tax imposed on voluntary childlessness
Tax on childlessness is defined as taxes on childless adults, typically implemented in order to increase the birth rate and to combat population decline
Tax_on_childlessness
American rapper from Detroit
own mixtapes and street projects range from the classic Tales of the Childless Father to Father's Day on to You Are The Father and Fatherly Advice. Guess
Fatt_Father
2022 Iranian film-in-film comedy film directed by Reza Jamali
A Childless Village (قرية بلا أطفال) is a 2022 Iranian film-in-film comedy drama film produced by Salman Abbasi and directed by Reza Jamali. The film
A_Childless_Village
of natalist positions. He has repeatedly expressed his belief that childlessness is linked to sociopathy. Vance has repeatedly asserted that parents
Political positions of JD Vance
Political_positions_of_JD_Vance
Campaign of mass forced abortions in China
‹See RfD› Childless Hundred Days (Chinese: 百日无孩) was a campaign of mass forced abortions in Shen County and Guan County in Shandong, China. The campaign
Childless_Hundred_Days
8th episode of the 15th season of The Simpsons
"Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays" is the eighth episode of the fifteenth season of the American animated television
Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays
Marge_vs._Singles,_Seniors,_Childless_Couples_and_Teens,_and_Gays
Form of social judgment
Infertility and childlessness stigmas are social and cultural codes that identify the inability to have children as a disgraceful state of being. Broadly
Infertility and childlessness stigmas
Infertility_and_childlessness_stigmas
King of England from 1189 to 1199
conduct, but he was not reunited with his wife. The marriage remained childless.[citation needed] Richard landed at Acre on 8 June 1191. He gave his support
Richard_I_of_England
Duke in the Holy Roman Empire
Godfrey (or Godefrid) II (965–1023), called the Childless, son of Godfrey I, Count of Verdun (d. 1002) was the first of several members of his family
Godfrey II, Duke of Lower Lorraine
Godfrey_II,_Duke_of_Lower_Lorraine
Biblical prophetess, traditional author of the Song of Hannah, mother of Samuel
Peninnah, had given birth to Elkanah's children, but Hannah remained childless. Nevertheless, Elkanah preferred Hannah. According to Lillian Klein, the
Hannah_(biblical_figure)
2012 South Korean television series
2013). "Childless Comfort looks like TV game-changer". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2013-03-04. Childless Comfort
My_Kids_Give_Me_a_Headache
Family lifestyle
kids or dual income, no kids, referring to couples who are voluntarily childless. It describes a couple without children living together while both partners
DINK
Title of French nobility
died childless in 1536, Henry substituted him as Dauphin and ceded the title to his younger brother Charles, Duke of Angoulême, who died childless in 1545
Duke_of_Orléans
and Charles XV. Gustav's daughter Carola of Vasa (1833–1902), who died childless, was the last member of the Swedish branch of the House of Holstein-Gottorp
List_of_monarchs_of_Sweden
King of Joseon from 1545 to 1567
Won-hyeong. He ascended to the throne at the age of 11, upon the death of his childless half-brother, King Injong. Since he was too young to govern, his mother
Myeongjong_of_Joseon
Queen of Scotland c. 1107–1122
1107, Sybilla married Alexander I, King of Scotland. The marriage was childless. The marriage ceremony may have occurred as early as 1107, or as at late
Sybilla_of_Normandy
Brothers mentioned in the Book of Ruth
leaving Naomi, Ruth, and Orpah widowed. At the time, Ruth and Orpah were childless. Naomi then plans to return to Israel. She tests her daughters-in-law
Mahlon_and_Chilion
American actress
"Review: 'Childless,' a Film of Connected Monologues, Stars Joe Mantegna (Published 2015)". The New York Times. Retrieved October 27, 2020. "'Childless': Film
Natalie_Dreyfuss
Irish obstetrician and gynaecologist (1913–1986)
and covertly transferred children from mothers in Magdalene asylums to childless couples. Éamon was the third child of Sinéad (née Flanagan) and Éamon
Éamon_de_Valera,_Jnr.
First Lady of Kenya since 2022
praying for a woman she had met in Bungoma who was struggling with childlessness and she later conceived twins. She narrated how a woman approached her
Rachel_Ruto
Oba of Lagos
1775. Not much is known about Eletu Kekere's reign other than him being childless. Mann, Kristin. Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760-1900
Eletu_Kekere
Duchess of Savoy
took those titles. In 1496, her brother Duke Charles II of Savoy died childless, being the male heir of the line of Savoy, and her uncle became sovereign
Yolande_Louise_of_Savoy
American actress (1914–1999)
Incorporated. The couple remained married until his death in 1965. The union was childless. Gerson retired in 1966, though still using her voice, working at the
Betty_Lou_Gerson
King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786
and his sexuality has been the subject of much study. Because he died childless, he was succeeded by his nephew, Frederick William II. He is buried at
Frederick_the_Great
Minor character in the epic Mahabharata
Like his brother Chitrangada, he dies childless. Subsequently, through niyoga, the practice of allowing a childless widow to conceive children with a man
Vichitravirya
Indian folktale collected in Bihar
The Daughter of the Childless King is an Indian folktale collected in Bihar. In it, a queen devises a ruse to trick the king into believing she gave birth
The Daughter of the Childless King
The_Daughter_of_the_Childless_King
King of Aragon from 1134 to 1137/1157
Although a monk, he was elected by the Aragonese nobility to succeed his childless brother Alfonso the Battler. He then had a daughter, Petronilla, whom
Ramiro_II_of_Aragon
1996 Telugu film directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana
office. The film was a remake of Tamil film Thaikulame Thaikulame. Being childless haunts Sriram and Sita, a couple with trustworthy characters. After Sriram's
Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu
Intlo_Illalu_Vantintlo_Priyuralu
Eldest surviving son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
until his death in Milan in 1858. Like his brother, he was unmarried and childless; thus the Mozart family line died with him. His name was also spelt as
Karl_Thomas_Mozart
2025 Indian Malayalam-language film
lead roles. Manojan and Vimala are married for three years but they are childless. After consulting with doctors, Vimala finally becomes pregnant and gives
Samshayam
Empress Consort of Akbar (1542–1626)
chief consorts of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar. Although she remained childless throughout her marriage, she was cherished by her husband, Akbar, who
Ruqaiya_Sultan_Begum
Cultural archetype of a woman who owns many cats
slammed for 'childless cat ladies' comment". ABC News. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2025. "Taylor Swift endorses Harris in post signed 'Childless Cat Lady'"
Cat_lady
26th and last leader of Hafizi Isma'ilism
captivity at the hands of the Ayyubid government. He died apparently childless, thereby ending the line of Hafizi imams. The Fatimid Caliphate was abolished
Sulayman_ibn_Daoud
11th-century invasion of England
to the English throne derived from his familial relationship with the childless Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor, who may have encouraged William's
Norman_Conquest
Maharana of Udaipur from 1874–1884
He was a son of Maharaj Shakti Singh of Bagore and was adopted by his childless first cousin Maharana Shambhu Singh whom he succeeded in the year 1874
Sajjan_Singh_of_Udaipur
Annual Swazi woman's ritual
beginning of September. In Eswatini, tens of thousands of unmarried and childless Swazi girls and women travel from the various chiefdoms to the Ludzidzini
Umhlanga_(ceremony)
Short dialogue in Proto-Indo-European
súhxnum ǵeǵonh₁e. English translation: Once there was a king. He was childless. The king wanted a son. He asked his priest: "May a son be born to me
The_king_and_the_god
Historic building in County Sligo, Ireland
Cowper-Temple (later created the 1st Baron Mount Temple). The latter died childless in 1888 and the estate passed to his nephew, the Hon. Evelyn Ashley, the
Classiebawn_Castle
Mahatma Gandhi's mother
first two wives had died early in childbirth and the third was rendered childless. She bore four children to Karamchand Gandhi, Mohandas was her youngest
Putlibai_Gandhi
Duke of Milan from 1521 to 1535
France. Surviving a poisoning, he married Christina of Denmark, but died childless. He was the last member of the Sforza family to rule Milan. Francesco
Francesco_II_Sforza
Mother of Pandavas in Hindu epic Mahabharata
life is described in detail. Born to Shurasena, she is adopted by her childless uncle, Kuntibhoja, and during her adolescence, she receives a divine mantra
Kunti
Spouse's sibling or sibling's spouse
whereby a man had a non-obligatory duty to wed his deceased brother's childless widow, so she might have progeny by him. Look up sibling-in-law in Wiktionary
Sibling-in-law
without issue Anne de Mortimer, first daughter of Roger, succeeded her childless brother Edmund Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, only son of Anne
Alternative successions to the English and British Crown
Alternative_successions_to_the_English_and_British_Crown
Title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
He was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother Eric, the third Baron. He was a captain in the Royal Navy. He was also childless and was succeeded
Baron_Ailwyn
French noble; great-grandson of Louis XIV (1747–1768)
the Prince of Lamballe from birth. He pre-deceased his father, and died childless. Louis Alexandre was born on 6 September 1747, at the Hôtel de Toulouse
Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe
Louis_Alexandre,_Prince_of_Lamballe
English aristocrat
brothers were the 3rd Earl and 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, who both died childless. He was educated at Winchester College, and entered Christ's College,
Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
Evelyn_Pierrepont,_1st_Duke_of_Kingston-upon-Hull
Anglo-Irish noblewoman (c. 1172–1220)
The marriage was childless. Anselm Marshal, 6th Earl of Pembroke (1198 – 22 December 1245). He married Maud de Bohun. He died childless. Isabel Marshal
Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke
Isabel_de_Clare,_4th_Countess_of_Pembroke
King of England in 1066
Godwin's death. After his brother-in-law, King Edward the Confessor, died childless on 5 January 1066, the Witenagemot convened and chose Harold to succeed
Harold_Godwinson
UK charity founded in 2021
reasons. They may have chosen not to have children and are thus voluntarily childless or child free. They may have wanted children but been unable to have them
Ageing_Without_Children
Play by Federico García Lorca
describes the play as "a tragic poem." The play tells the story of a childless woman living in rural Spain. Her desperate desire for motherhood becomes
Yerma
Duke of Austria and Styria
Styria and Carinthia. His marriage with Catherine of Luxembourg remained childless; upon his death, he was succeeded by his younger brothers Albert III and
Albert_II,_Duke_of_Austria
Fictional character
The Simpsons. Fox Broadcasting Company. "Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays". The Simpsons. Fox Broadcasting Company.
Hank_Hill
King of England from 1509 to 1547
eventual legitimisation. FitzRoy married Mary Howard in 1533, but died childless three years later. At the time of his death in July 1536, Parliament was
Henry_VIII
Noble title in the peerage of France
individual to hold the title of Count or Countess of Périgord; she died childless. de Talleyrand-Périgord (prince de Bénévent), Charles Maurice (1838).
Count_of_Périgord
American actress (born 1969)
regretted not freezing her eggs. In July 2024, after comments about "childless cat ladies" that Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance made in
Jennifer_Aniston
satisfying families and support childrearing. Among all social classes, childless couples or those who wanted to expand the size of their families instead
Adoption_in_ancient_Rome
Medical technique that intentionally leaves a person unable to reproduce
women aged 15 to 44 were childless in June 2008 compared to 35% of childless women in 1976. The personal freedoms of a childless lifestyle and the ability
Sterilization_(medicine)
La Grande Mademoiselle (1627–1693)
Montpensier. One of the greatest heiresses in history, she died unmarried and childless, leaving her vast fortune to her cousin Philippe I, Duke of Orléans. After
Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier
Anne_Marie_Louise_d'Orléans,_Duchess_of_Montpensier
Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(26 February 1742 – 8 August 1761), died childless William Adolf (18 May 1745 – 24 August 1770), died childless Elizabeth Christine Ulrike (1746–1840),
Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Charles_I,_Duke_of_Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Empress consort of Mughal Emperor Akbar (1539–1613)
his death, Salima was married to her first cousin, Akbar. She remained childless in both her marriages, but she raised the second son of Akbar, Murad Mirza
Salima_Sultan_Begum
First Duke of Brunswick-Bevern
August 1674 – 10 September 1711), died childless Augustus Ferdinand (29 December 1677 – 2 July 1704), died childless Ferdinand Albert II (1680–1735) Ferdinand
Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
Ferdinand_Albert_I,_Duke_of_Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
King of the United Kingdom from 1820 to 1830
legitimate child, Princess Charlotte, predeceased him in 1817, as did his childless younger brother Prince Frederick in 1827, so he was succeeded by another
George_IV
Austrian musical family
official in the service of the Viceroy of Naples in Milan; unmarried and childless Johann Thomas Leopold Mozart (1786–1786) Theresia Constanzia Adelheid
Mozart_family
Anglo-Norman lord in Ireland (c. 1130–1176)
Strongbow (Anglo-Norman: Arc-Fort). After his son and heir, Gilbert, died childless before 1189, the earldom passed through Richard's daughter Isabel de Clare
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Richard_de_Clare,_2nd_Earl_of_Pembroke
Battle between English and Normans in 1066
decisive Norman victory. The background to the battle was the death of the childless King Edward the Confessor in January 1066, which set up a succession struggle
Battle_of_Hastings
Castle in Utrecht, Netherlands
ownership of the De Haar family until 1440, when the last male heir died childless. The castle then passed to the Van Zuylen family. In 1482, the castle
De_Haar_Castle
Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1905 to 1912
Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1894–1924) who remained unmarried and childless Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896–1985) who married her first
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
William_IV,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg
common law, the Crown is inherited by a sovereign's children or by a childless sovereign's nearest collateral line. The Bill of Rights 1689 and the Act
Succession to the British throne
Succession_to_the_British_throne
1986 Indian film
time to the amelioration of the village and oversees Lakshmi, they are childless. Milawat Ram, who holds a grocery store, conducts malpractice when Vijay
Swarag_Se_Sunder
1578 battle in Morocco
with Ottoman support. The defeat of Portugal and disappearance of the childless Sebastian led to the end of the Aviz dynasty, and the integration of the
Battle_of_Alcácer_Quibir
Head of the Osmanoğlu family (1930–2021)
full-brother, Harun, born in 1932. Osmanoğlu was married to Yüsra Hanım and was childless. She died on 25 July, 2017, in Damascus. In 1974, the Ottoman family was
Dündar_Ali_Osman
Imperial dynasty of Russia (1613–1917)
reforms. The direct male line of the Romanovs ended when Elizabeth died childless in 1762. As a result, her nephew Peter III, an agnatic member of the House
House_of_Romanov
French monarchist faction in support of the House of Orléans
movement formed by pure Orléanists and by those Legitimists who after the childless death of Henri, Count of Chambord in 1883 endorsed Philippe, Count of
Orléanist
American comedian, actress, writer, and producer (born 1975)
Architectural Digest. "Why is everyone so pressed about Chelsea Handler's 'childless woman' video?". February 17, 2023. Karpel, Ari (July 11, 2008). "Too hot
Chelsea_Handler
Queen of Wessex from 856 to 860
King Ætheldbald died in 860. Both of Judith's first two marriages were childless. Her third marriage was to Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders, with whom
Judith_of_Flanders
King of Qin
Qin. He also successfully convinced Lord Anguo's primary spouse, the childless Lady Huayang, to adopt Yiren as her own son, thereby making Yiren Lord
King_Zhuangxiang_of_Qin
Term referring to an average (American) person
nonetheless be inaccurate to state that the average American lives in a childless couple arrangement as 71.3% do not. Today, statistics by the United States
Average_Joe
1825 coronation in France
1814. Charles’ elder brother became Louis XVIII, and as the King was childless, Charles was his heir presumptive. Charles emerged as the leader of the
Coronation of Charles X of France
Coronation_of_Charles_X_of_France
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1622–1665)
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, on 9 October 1653. He died childless at Celle on 15 March 1665 and was succeeded by his brother George William
Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Christian_Louis,_Duke_of_Brunswick-Lüneburg
King of Spain (r. 1700–1724; 1724–1746)
to become a monarch, but his great-uncle King Charles II of Spain was childless. Philip's father had a strong claim to the Spanish throne, but since he
Philip_V_of_Spain
King of Spain from 1759 to 1788
Charles became Duke of Parma and Piacenza following the death of his childless grand-uncle Antonio Farnese. At the age of 18, he led Spanish troops in
Charles_III_of_Spain
King of Luang Phrabang
included Queen Thongsy, and had 10 sons and 4 daughters. Thongsy was childless, so he adopted Queen Khamphane, wife of King Sisavang Vong. He commanded
Zakarine
Duchess of Nemours
Henri II, Duke of Nemours in 1657. When he died in 1659, leaving her childless, the rest of her life was mainly spent in contesting her inheritance with
Marie_de_Nemours
Second wife of King Shantanu in Hindu epic Mahabharata
ruled the kingdom with the help of Bhishma. Although both her sons died childless, she arranged for her eldest son, Vyasa, to father the children of the
Satyavati
Humans in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
Middle-earth are dwindling and fading: the Elves are leaving, and the Ents are childless. By the Fourth Age, Middle-earth is peopled with Men, and indeed Tolkien
Men_in_Middle-earth
French abbess (1662–1738)
was the supposed wife of her cousin the Chevalier de Lorraine. She died childless. Béatrice Hiéronyme was the eldest daughter of François Marie de Lorraine
Béatrice Hiéronyme de Lorraine
Béatrice_Hiéronyme_de_Lorraine
Maharaja of Bikaner from 1872 to 1887
the Princely State of Bikaner from the year 1872 to 1887 succeeding his childless predecessor Maharaja Sardar Singh after his death in 1872. The eldest
Dungar_Singh
England, and David remained king for the next 35 years. David II died childless in 1371 and was succeeded by his nephew Robert II of the House of Stuart
Monarchy of the United Kingdom
Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom
German banker (1773–1855)
banking houses in Paris, London, Naples, and Vienna. As Amschel Mayer died childless, his nephews (Anselm, son of Salomon, and Mayer Carl and Wilhelm Carl
Amschel_Mayer_Rothschild
Bi-confederate monarchy in Europe (1569–1795)
strengthen frontiers of his dominion and maintain unity. As he remained childless, his death in 1572 marked the end of the Jagiellonian dynasty. It introduced
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish–Lithuanian_Commonwealth
Electress consort of Saxony
Saxony from 1602 to 1611 as the wife of Christian II. The marriage was childless, and her husband was succeeded by his brother John George. After Christian's
Hedwig_of_Denmark
King of West Francia from 979 to 987
During his reign, the nobility essentially ruled the country. Dying childless, Louis V was the last Carolingian monarch in West Francia. Born in c. 966
Louis_V_of_France
Name shared by multiple Biblical figures
Abram said, "O lord יהוה, what can You give me, seeing that I shall die childless, and the one in charge of my household is Dammesek Eliezer!" Medieval
Eliezer
Princess Frederick of Denmark
eldest brother of the future King Christian IX. Both her marriages were childless. Princess Vilhelmine Marie was born on (1808-01-18)18 January 1808 as
Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark
Princess_Vilhelmine_Marie_of_Denmark
1989 drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan
by Jonathan Kaplan. It stars Glenn Close and James Woods as a married childless couple who want a baby. They decide to adopt from a pregnant teenage girl
Immediate_Family_(film)
Maharana of Udaipur from 1838–1842
hereditary fief under their parent state of Mewar. He was adopted by his childless predecessor Maharana Jawan Singh to succeed him. Having died heirless
Sardar_Singh_of_Udaipur
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Boy/Male
British, English, Welsh
Boar
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Sun; Lovely; Name of a Sage; Lord Ganesha
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, German
Strong and Manly; Form of Charles; Man; Strong
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
A Name in Buddhist Literature
Girl/Female
Biblical
A cloud of death, a mortal vapor.
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Fragrance Flower
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Fragrance
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Super
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Handsome
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : according to MacLysaght, this is a surname of Dutch origin which was taken to Ireland early in the 18th century.French : from a personal name composed of the Germanic elements boll ‘friend’, ‘brother’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘strong’.
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n.
The state of being childless.
a.
Having no issue or progeny; childless.
a.
Having no race or kindred; childless.
v. t.
To bereave of children; to make childless.
a.
Bereaved; fatherless; childless.