barnles

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === barneles, bærn-les === Etymology === From Old English bearnlēas; equivalent to barn (“child”) +‎ -les. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbarnlɛ̝ːs/, /ˈbaːrnlɛ̝ːs/ === Adjective === barnles (rare) Lacking or without children. ==== Descendants ==== English: bairnless Scots: bairnless ==== References ==== “bā̆rnlēs, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 25 April 2018.