Phrase guide

family planning

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

limiting the number of children born

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: birth control, birth prevention

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: planning

Narrower terms: coitus interruptus, withdrawal method, withdrawal, pulling out, onanism, natural family planning, contraception, contraceptive method

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 計劃生育 /计划生育 (jìhuà shēngyù) — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Dutch: gezinsplanning — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Finnish: perhesuunnittelu — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • French: planification familiale — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • French: planning familial — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • German: Familienplanung — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Gujarati: કુટુંબનિયોજન (kuṭumbniyojan) — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Hungarian: családtervezés — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Indonesian: keluarga berencana — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Japanese: 家族計画 (kazoku keikaku) — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Kazakh: отбасы жоспарлау (otbasy josparlau) — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Malay: perancangan keluarga — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Persian: تنظیم خانواده — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Polish: planowanie rodziny — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Portuguese: planejamento familiar — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Romanian: planificare de familie — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Russian: плани́рование семьи́ (planírovanije semʹí) — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Spanish: planificación familiar — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Swahili: upangaji uzazi — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Swedish: familjeplanering — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Tagalog: sabalak-angkan — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Telugu: కుటుంబ నియంత్రణ (kuṭumba niyantraṇa) — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples
  • Turkish: aile planlaması — birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples