| family planning | |
| —n | |
| See also birth control the control of the number of children in a family and of the intervals between them, esp by the use of contraceptives | |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
family planning n.
A program to regulate the number and spacing of children in a family through the practice of contraception or other methods of birth control.
The use of education and birth control to limit the number of offspring and the population of a country. (See population control and Margaret Sanger.)