Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

birth control

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
birth -con-trol
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Voluntary control of the number of children conceived, especially by the planned use of contraception.

Uncountable

noun

Any technique used to prevent the birth of a child (such as abortion or preventing conception).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Margaret Sanger coined the term "birth control" in 1914, using it in the July 1914 issue of The Woman Rebel, and was criminally indicted for it in August 1914, under the Comstock Law for obscenity in print.

Usage

Derived Forms

BCG BCGs BC

Phrases

birth control glasses birth control pill family limitation family planning the pill voluntary motherhood

Frequently Paired Words

family limitation family planning the pill prophylactic voluntary motherhood

Synonyms

oligogenics birth prevention family planning

Questions

What does birth control mean?
Voluntary control of the number of children conceived, especially by the planned use of contraception.
Where does birth control come from?
Margaret Sanger coined the term "birth control" in 1914, using it in the July 1914 issue of The Woman Rebel, and was criminally indicted for it in August 1914, under the Comstock Law for obscenity in print.

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