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, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for birth control

birth control

noun

limitation of child-bearing by means of contraception See also family planning

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.)