Is there a word for someone without children (like "bachelor" is to unmarried men)?

cautious :)

ha ha. smart @$$. but yeah, cautious or careful both work. ;)

If you mean someone who cannot have children then the correct word would be sterile .

not exactly. a word might not exist. it would simply mean “non-parent” and nothing more.

childless is the best I can come up with

sane?

I’m w. gorilla – childless is the best.

How about childfree?

Childless is neutral and descriptive. I read childfree as having an edge to it. It is like mosquito-free.

I guess it’s in the eye of the beholder. To me, “childless” sounds like someone wants children and can’t have them.

NIk: good point. G

i agree with gailcalled and nik. either way, the answer to my question appears to be “no”. thanks.

A woman who cannot conceive, would be considered to be “barren.” so then the not mom or not dad would remain childless.
So, I have to agree with gorilla and nikipedia!

For the most part, when we think of children or that of an only child

they wish to remain an ” only person?”

The medical term for a woman who hasn’t had children is “nullipara”. Romantic, huh?

how about nonparent?

There you go @mcbealer!

a person forebearing no children