barren (referring to a woman)

sterile, infertile. The alternatives are used for both sexes. "Barren," which is used only for women, carries an unwarranted stigma and many negative associations (synonyms include words like impoverished, desolate, arid, fruitless, unproductive, meager, ineffective, incompetent, useless, worthless, valueless, devoid, deficient). Describing someone as "childless" or as "having no children" is not recommended as it implies that having children is the norm. See also childfree/childless, infertile, sterile.