Meaning of child-free | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Of a person or couple, having no children, biological, step, or adopted, as a matter of choice.
   not-comparable
2. Of an area, where children are excluded.
   not-comparable

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Examples

“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."”

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