Learn English – What’s the neutral term for a woman who is not a mother

word-request

For married women, this scheme is very helpful.
For unmarried women, this scheme is not useful.

These sentences are clear because we have a term unmarried. I face difficulty describing the same thing whilst talking about the herb that increases the breast milk (of course, in mothers) but then it does not mean that women who are not mothers cannot use it for the breast enlargement.

[Herb] increases the quantity of breast milk in mothers but non-mothers can also take the herb as it helps multiplying the breast tissues resulting in a natural breast enlargement.

I'm not talking about a woman with infertility. I just want to refer a woman who has no issue/child. To make you all understand, I have referred her to as a non-mother. I don't want to use unmarried as it does not serve the purpose.

I can write … "breast milk in mothers but women in general can also take the herb…" but then it's paraphrasing. I need the term, if available.

Best Answer

As Jolenealaska says, we have no such word. Non-mothers is perfectly acceptable and understandable; but as you discern, it’s sort of clunky.

But since you have already identified the category with which this category is contrasted, you need not give it an explicit name. Just write:

[Herb] increases the quantity of breast milk in lactating mothers, but other women can also take the herb ...

I’ve added lactating, since you presumably want to include mothers of older children in your second category.