birth control
noun
regulation of the number of children born through the deliberate control or prevention of conception.
Compare family planning(def 1).
Origin of birth control
An Americanism dating back to 1914
OTHER WORDS FROM birth control
pro·birth-con·trol, adjectiveWords nearby birth control
birrus,
birse,
birth,
birth canal,
birth certificate,
birth control,
birth control pill,
birth date,
birth defect,
birth family,
birth father
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British Dictionary definitions for birth control
Medical definitions for birth control
birth control
n.
Voluntary limitation or control of the number of children conceived, especially by planned use of contraceptive techniques.
Scientific definitions for birth control
birth control
Planned interference with conception in order to control the number of offspring born. Birth control techniques include drugs containing hormones, the diaphragm, and the intrauterine device.
Cultural definitions for birth control
birth control
The practice of preventing conception to limit the number of births. (See contraception, family planning, population control, and Margaret Sanger.)