noun
- The plural form of childlessness; instances or states of being without children.
Usage: Plural of an abstract noun; rarely used in everyday speech; More commonly encountered in academic, sociological, or demographic contexts
Examples
- The study examined various childlessnesses across different cultures and time periods.
- Sociologists have documented increasing childlessnesses in developed nations over the past decade.
- Their childlessnesses were attributed to different causes—one by choice, one by circumstance.
- The research compared childlessnesses among different socioeconomic groups.
- Modern discussions of childlessnesses often distinguish between voluntary and involuntary cases.