birth controlnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈbɜːθ kənˌtrəʊl/us/ˈbɝːθ kənˌtroʊl/the various methods or types of equipment that allow people to have sex without having children:
[ before noun ] a new type of birth-control pill
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Obstetrics: contraception
- cap
- coitus interruptus
- condom
- contraception
- contraceptive
- Dutch cap
- family planning
- Femidom
- French letter
- johnny
- loop
- minipill
- morning-after pill
- prophylactic
- rhythm method
- safe sex
- sheath
- spermicidal
- spermicide
- sterilization
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