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

Jessica Marcella, who oversaw the Title X program as a senior official in the Biden administration, said the new funding notice amounts to a wholesale redefinition of family planning. —Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026

Consider scheduling a separate wellness visit, especially for family planning and preventive care. —Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Apr. 2026

Reasons for the decline in fertility rates include access to modern contraception and education for women, higher costs of living and childcare expenses, and government policies around family planning. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026

There was this piece about the resurgence of a sleeper self-help hit in the family planning canon (Merle Bombardieri’s The Baby Decision). —Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026

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