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birth control

birth con·trol
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [burth kuh n-trohl]
    • /bɜrθ kənˈtroʊl/
    • /bɜːθ kənˈtrəʊl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [burth kuh n-trohl]
    • /bɜrθ kənˈtroʊl/

Definitions of birth control words

  • uncountable noun birth control Birth control means planning whether to have children, and using contraception to prevent having them when they are not wanted. 3
  • noun birth control limitation of child-bearing by means of contraception 3
  • noun birth control control of the number and frequency of children born, specif. through the control of conception; contraception 3
  • noun birth control a device or method used to prevent conception 3
  • noun birth control regulation of the number of children born through the deliberate control or prevention of conception. Compare family planning (def 1). 1
  • noun birth control contraception 1
See all 8 definitions of birth control

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Origin of birth control

First appearance:

before 1914
One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1914

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Parts of speech for Birth control

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Birth control

birth control popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for birth control

noun birth control

  • contraceptive — A contraceptive method or device is a method or a device which a woman uses to prevent herself from becoming pregnant.
  • abstinence — Abstinence is the practice of abstaining from something such as alcoholic drink or sex, often for health or religious reasons.
  • abortion — If a woman has an abortion, she ends her pregnancy deliberately so that the baby is not born alive.
  • condom — A condom is a covering made of thin rubber which a man can wear on his penis as a contraceptive or as protection against disease during sexual intercourse.
  • pill — a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
All 14 Synonyms of birth control

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