noun
limiting the number of children born (Freq. 6)
• Syn: ↑birth control, ↑birth prevention
• Hypernyms: ↑planning
• Hyponyms:
↑coitus interruptus, ↑withdrawal method, ↑withdrawal, ↑pulling out, ↑onanism, ↑natural family planning, ↑contraception, ↑contraceptive method
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noun [noncount]
: the use of birth control to determine the number of children there will be in a family and when those children will be born
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the process of controlling the number of children you have by using ↑contraception
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to make an appointment at the family planning clinic
Useful english dictionary. 2012.