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

Connolly also pointed to the impact Trump's tax bill would have on family planning services in the state, as the legislation would provide no federal funding for them, alongside a $170 million cut for reproductive health services. —Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025

In March, the Trump administration withheld funding by excluding many Planned Parenthood clinics from the Title X family planning program, a federal grant program that funds family planning and reproductive health care. —Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 6 June 2025

Treatment may impact fertility or family planning, and navigating a complex healthcare system while managing careers, families and finances adds even more pressure. —Paula Schneider, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025

This includes the improvement of benefits for current and future mothers, aimed at supporting them through different stages of family planning and parenthood. —Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 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