to please and cater to one's parents in order to make them happy, especially by staying close to home and living with them

literally meaning a man has gold under his knees, this describes a man of pride and moral integrity who does not easily kneel or bow down to others

To have no children (traditionally sons) to raise or look after; to be childless.

(literary) to have no children of one's own; typically refers to middle-aged or elderly couples who remain childless