0%

family planning

fam·i·ly plan·ning
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fam-uh-lee, fam-lee plan-ing]
    • /ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li ˈplæn ɪŋ/
    • /ˈfæməli ˈplænɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fam-uh-lee, fam-lee plan-ing]
    • /ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li ˈplæn ɪŋ/

Definitions of family planning words

  • noun family planning the concept or a program of limiting the size of families through the spacing or prevention of pregnancies, especially for economic reasons. 1
  • noun family planning (loosely) birth control. 1
  • noun family planning use of contraception 1
  • uncountable noun family planning Family planning is the practice of using contraception to control the number of children you have. 0
  • noun family planning the control of the number of children in a family and of the intervals between them, esp by the use of contraceptives 0
  • noun family planning the regulation, as by birth control methods, of the number, spacing, etc. of children that a family will have 0
See all 7 definitions of family planning

Information block about the term

Origin of family planning

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Family planning

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Family planning

family planning popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

family planning usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for family planning

noun family planning

  • contraception — Contraception refers to methods of preventing pregnancy.
  • planned parenthood — an organization that gives out information on the planning of the number and spacing of the births of one's children, as through the use of birth-control measures
All 2 Synonyms of family planning

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?