child-freeadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʃʌɪl(d)friː/, U.S.

/ˈtʃaɪl(d)ˌfri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: child n., free adj.

Etymology: < child n. + free adj.

Designating or characteristic of a person who does not have children, esp. by choice.

ΚΠ

1913 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 19 422 The admiration gained now by the child-free woman tends to demoralize women, otherwise contented with their normal functions.

1964 Population Index 30 314 The average number of ‘childfree’ years during middle age has changed relatively little.

1998 S. Fried Bitter Pills iii. xvi. 275 I had been ambivalent about being a father,..although, like those few of our peers who were still ‘child free’, we had been wrestling with the notion.

2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 23 July 62/1 Framing policies in terms of children, she says, is the only way to challenge the belief at the core of the ‘child free’ worldview—that caring for children is in no way an obligation of the childless.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	child-free
释义	child-freeadj. Brit. /ˈtʃʌɪl(d)friː/, U.S. /ˈtʃaɪl(d)ˌfri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: child n., free adj. Etymology: < child n. + free adj. Designating or characteristic of a person who does not have children, esp. by choice. ΚΠ 1913 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 19 422 The admiration gained now by the child-free woman tends to demoralize women, otherwise contented with their normal functions. 1964 Population Index 30 314 The average number of ‘childfree’ years during middle age has changed relatively little. 1998 S. Fried Bitter Pills iii. xvi. 275 I had been ambivalent about being a father,..although, like those few of our peers who were still ‘child free’, we had been wrestling with the notion. 2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 23 July 62/1 Framing policies in terms of children, she says, is the only way to challenge the belief at the core of the ‘child free’ worldview—that caring for children is in no way an obligation of the childless. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1913
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