family planning

noun

: planning intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children through birth control

Examples of family planning in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Trump administration plans to suspend family planning grants. —Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025

In some parts of Europe, like France, modern family planning efforts didn’t begin in earnest until the 1950s and ’60s. —Laura Gómez, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2025

The two are deep in conversation about family planning and making big moves, but something about it feels… off. —Shelby Stewart, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025

Some professional sports leagues, according to Ms. Sharapova, have implemented access to reproductive healthcare and family planning services, paid parental leave, accommodations for nursing mothers, and childcare assistance. —Eva Epker, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for family planning

• panning
• planing
• scanning
• spanning
• tanning
• preplanning
• replanning
• scintiscanning

Kids Definition

family planning

noun

: planning that is intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children by using effective methods of birth control

Medical Definition

family planning

noun

-ˈplan-iŋ 

: planning intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children through effective methods of birth control