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

But when the Brewers started talking family planning, two kids felt manageable. —Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026

Greiner is an obstetrician-gynecologist and complex family planning fellow at UC San Diego Health and UC San Diego School of Medicine. —Karen Greiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026

The mobile clinic provides comprehensive maternal health services, including prenatal and postpartum care, breastfeeding support, family planning, annual gynecological exams and preventive health screenings. —Michelle Nall, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026

In the hierarchy of family planning first comes the natural birth of your biological child, then IUI/IVF, and then finding a surrogate or adoption as a last resort. —Amy Sheehan, Parents, 3 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