It sounds easy enough to define, but it seems that like with any group of likeminded individuals, there can be variables, degrees, levels, exceptions, and differing opinions of how to even specifically define the group to which they belong. Here's my definition of childfree and below that are some exceptions to the "rules". (IMO) Following that is my list of what is NOT childfree.
My definition of childfree:A person who consciously chooses of his own freewill, and for whatever reason, to live his entire life without the responsibility or benefits of raising or caring for minor children in a
parental capacity, whether they are biological, adopted, foster, God children left in his care after parental death, or step children. If children (child) lives under your roof and
you are responsible for them in a parental or legal guardianship capacity, then you are childed.
Exceptions: Who I think can still be considered childfree although they may have had a child or have limited responsibilities of a child:1)Women who have given birth, but who have given the child up for adoption because they do not want to be childed but chose not to abort, for whatever reason, and from that point forward they live a childfree life.
2)Men who were "oopsed" by deception(and an oops almost always is a deception) and the woman will not abort or adopt out the child. although he offered financial and emotional support and encouraged either of those choices. IF said man detaches from the child emotionally and does not exercise his rights to visitation, even though he supports his mistake financially. Then I consider him childfree although somewhat of an asshole for being able to ignore his own flesh and blood when he knows where and how to contact him/her and has a legal right for visitation. (IMHO) However, while this may seem prejudicial, if the man is married to or living with the woman and she gets knocked up and keeps it to raise, then he is childed whether he likes it or not. For him to not accept his mistake and support the child financially,
at the very least, makes him a deadbeat dad and/or a shitty parent, NOT childfree.JMO. The same could be said for women who dump their kyds off on other people and live the life of Riley and disappear for months and sometimes years. They are shitty, selfish, deadbeat mothers, NOT childfree.
3) Weekend step parents who have no children "of their own"
People who sometimes claim to be childfree who I don't consider Childfree:1)Childed people who wish that they were not childed (namely those dead beat dads and shitty disappearing moomies who I just mentioned)
2)Parents who have legal visitation, even if it's only on weekends or sporadic. Many a childed divorced man has claimed to me to be childfree, but if he has children then he is childed, vice versa for moomies who only have visitation, they are STILL childed.
3)Empty nesters
4)People who want children but can not or did not have them for whatever reason
5) People who don't have kyds, "yet"
6)People whose children have died, even if they never have another I still consider them childed or perhaps childLESS