barren:

Not producing or incapable of producing offspring. Synonym: infertile ; sterile .
See Also: effete, plough, plow, sterile, womb

Quotes Containing barren:
James Graham, Marquis of Montrose (John Hurt) speaking of the barreN Scottish queen in Rob Roy (1994): ''Aie, one might have hoped that a field so regularly plowed might have yielded one good crop . In truth I have seen healthier graveyards than that woman''s womb .''

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