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'''Childlessness''' refers to a phenomenon where women, or married or cohabiting couples, choose to have no | '''Childlessness''' refers to a phenomenon where women, or married or cohabiting couples, choose to have no children at or beyond the customary age where people in their social circles begin having children. At the extreme, it means that the [[completed fertility]] of the female is 0. | ||
The associated lifestyle with childlessness is sometimes termed the '''child-free lifestyle'''. | The associated lifestyle with childlessness is sometimes termed the '''child-free lifestyle'''. | ||
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Definition
Childlessness refers to a phenomenon where women, or married or cohabiting couples, choose to have no children at or beyond the customary age where people in their social circles begin having children. At the extreme, it means that the completed fertility of the female is 0.
The associated lifestyle with childlessness is sometimes termed the child-free lifestyle.