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

Mimi Zieman is a physician and the former director of family planning for Emory University School of Medicine and chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood Southeast. —Mimi Zieman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025

Singles could find a soulmate and there could be good news around family planning. —Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025

Financial prosperity is dying, of course, but so too are friendships, romantic relationships, and family planning. —Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025

Specific actions include an initial rollback of Title X funding for family planning, the firing of a CDC team that oversees and updates guidance on contraceptive options for doctors, and the blocking of Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood. —Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 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