birth control
Voluntary control of the number of children conceived, especially by the planned use…Voluntary control of the number of children conceived, especially by the planned use of contraception.
» Birth control is cheaper than pregnancy.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Voluntary control of the number of children conceived, especially by the planned use of contraception.
Geburtenkontrolle
контро́ль рожда́емостиkontrólʹ roždájemosti
limiting the number of children born
(uncountable)Any technique used to prevent the birth of a child (such as abortion or preventing conception).
Examples
19 sentencesBirth control is cheaper than pregnancy.
What method of birth control do you recommend?
ruКакой метод контрацепции вы порекомендуете?
Do you use any method of birth control?
ruВы как-нибудь предохраняетесь?
deBenutzen Sie irgendein Verhütungsmittel?
What type of birth control do you use?
ruКаким образом вы предохраняетесь?
deAuf welche Art verhüten Sie?
Do you use birth control every time you engage in sexual activity?
ruВы предохраняетесь каждый раз, когда занимаетесь сексом?
Translations
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Origin
Margaret Sanger coined the term "birth control" in 1914, using it in the July 1914 issue oMargaret 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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Synonyms
3 synonyms- limiting the number of children born:birth preventionfamily planning
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable