family planning

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noun

the concept or a program of limiting the size of families through the spacing or prevention of pregnancies, especially for economic reasons.

(loosely) birth control.

Origin of family planning

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby family planning

family medicine, family name, family of curves, family physician, family plan, family planning, family practice, family practitioner, family room, family skeleton, family style

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Example sentences from the Web for family planning

Last year, Texas drastically cut its family-planning funding, the same way Mitt Romney says he would cut federal funding.
Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards: Romney Puts Women’s Lives at Risk|Cecile Richards|May 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
An estimated 160,000 women lost their health care when Texas slashed its family-planning program last year.
Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards: Romney Puts Women’s Lives at Risk|Cecile Richards|May 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A proposed state budget bill would effectively strip federal funding to the family-planning organization.
Ohio Republicans Move to Cut Funds to Planned Parenthood, Riling Democrats|Abigail Pesta|April 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for family planning

family planning

noun

the control of the number of children in a family and of the intervals between them, esp by the use of contraceptivesSee also birth control

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for family planning

family planning

The use of education and birth control to limit the number of offspring and the population of a country. (See population control and Margaret Sanger.)

Medical definitions for family planning

family planning

n.

A program to regulate the number and spacing of children in a family through the practice of contraception or other methods of birth control.

单词	family planning
释义	family planning SEE SYNONYMS FOR family planning ON THESAURUS.COM noun the concept or a program of limiting the size of families through the spacing or prevention of pregnancies, especially for economic reasons. (loosely) birth control. Origin of family planning First recorded in 1935–40 Words nearby family planning family medicine, family name, family of curves, family physician, family plan, family planning, family practice, family practitioner, family room, family skeleton, family style Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for family planning Last year, Texas drastically cut its family-planning funding, the same way Mitt Romney says he would cut federal funding. Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards: Romney Puts Women’s Lives at Risk\|Cecile Richards\|May 20, 2012\|DAILY BEAST An estimated 160,000 women lost their health care when Texas slashed its family-planning program last year. Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards: Romney Puts Women’s Lives at Risk\|Cecile Richards\|May 20, 2012\|DAILY BEAST A proposed state budget bill would effectively strip federal funding to the family-planning organization. Ohio Republicans Move to Cut Funds to Planned Parenthood, Riling Democrats\|Abigail Pesta\|April 19, 2012\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for family planning family planning noun the control of the number of children in a family and of the intervals between them, esp by the use of contraceptivesSee also birth control Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to family planning contraception, planned parenthood Cultural definitions for family planning family planning The use of education and birth control to limit the number of offspring and the population of a country. (See population control and Margaret Sanger.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for family planning family planning n. A program to regulate the number and spacing of children in a family through the practice of contraception or other methods of birth control. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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family planning

noun

Origin of family planning

Words nearby family planning

Example sentences from the Web for family planning

British Dictionary definitions for family planning

noun

Words related to family planning

Cultural definitions for family planning

Medical definitions for family planning

n.