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
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Efforts to expand access to family planning services continue. Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024 According to The Times report, Gates is concerned about former President Donald Trump’s economic policies and potential cuts to family planning and global health programs. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2024 The Department of Health and Human Services is heading to court to defend its decision to strip Tennessee of federal family planning funding. Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 18 July 2024 Before the rule, Title X funds helped support roughly 4,000 clinics across the country that offered family planning services to 3.9 million low-income or uninsured Americans, according to health policy research nonprofit KFF. Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for family planning 

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of family planning was in 1934

Dictionary Entries Near family planning

Cite this Entry

“Family planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20planning. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

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

More from Merriam-Webster on family planning

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!