birth controln.

Brit.

/ˈbəːθ kənˌtrəʊl/, U.S.

/ˈbərθ kənˌtroʊl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: birth n.¹, control n.

Etymology: < birth n.¹ + control n.

Originally U.S.

The practice of preventing unwanted pregnancies, esp. by the use of contraception. Cf. family planning n.The term was originally used in the early 20th cent. by campaigners for legal contraception in the United States (the use and distribution of contraceptive products being widely outlawed at the time).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > contraception or birth control > [noun]

contraception1886

birth control1906

family planning1934

1906 H. Northcote Christianity & Sex Probl. v. 88 Although a system of artificial birth control..has to be taken into account of as a probably legitimate factor in the solution of the difficulties surrounding the development of the sex life in civilization, yet one inclines to distrust such sanguine estimates of its importance.

1914 Woman Rebel June 25/1 The persistent efforts of the Postoffice [sic] to suppress this paper emphasize its fear of the propaganda of birth control.

1969 M. B. Smith Social Psych. & Human Values xix. 292 The second type of question, concerned with the promotion of birth control, should have the top priority because of its strategic relevance to population growth.

2005 L. J. Leigh in A. Gore How to leave Place 170 Randall and I had tried to be careful..but when you're seventeen the rhythm system is far from an ideal means of birth control.

Compounds

C1. General use as a modifier, as in birth control clinic, birth control device, birth control method, etc.

ΚΠ

1914 Woman Rebel June 25/2 If The Woman Rebel were allowed to publish with impunity elementary and fundamental truths concerning personal liberty and how to obtain it, the birth control movement would become a movement of tremendous power in the emancipation of the working class.

1914 Woman Rebel July 39/2 (heading) The Birth Control League.

1937 V. Gollancz in ‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier p. xvii Birth control clinics up and down the country.

1977 Time 25 July 2/3 If the Government provided its citizens with alternative birth control methods (free of charge), there would be fewer abortions.

1993 Sci. Amer. May 25/1 The high female infant mortality in China may also be partly connected with the impact of compulsory birth control measures—the partial imposition of the so-called one-child policy—in a society in which male preference is overriding.

2016 Daily Universe (Brigham Young Univ.) (Nexis) 5 Jan. 1 There has been a campaign to educate women about the benefits of implantable birth control devices, such as a T-shaped plastic device inserted in the uterus, which help women plan their pregnancies.

C2.

birth control pill n. an oral contraceptive tablet. Cf. pill n.³ 1c(a), birth pill n. at birth n.¹ Compounds 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > contraception or birth control > [noun] > a contraceptive > contraceptive pill

birth control pill1916

birth pill1956

pill1956

minipill1968

1916 Brooklyn Daily Times 12 May 9/7 Mrs. Margaret Whitehurst, detective of Special Squad No. 1, said in visiting Simon's drug store, following complaints against him to the Children's Society, she found him selling ‘birth control’ pills against the law.

1951 Vancouver (Brit. Columbia) 21 Mar. 5/3 She thought she was ‘capping up’ 15 ounces of birth control pills at $10 an ounce for her brother-in-law.

2003 ‘Zane’ Nervous xvii. 99 He found out that she'd never taken a birth control pill, rather less had a prescription for one, in her entire life.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	birth control
释义	birth controln. Brit. /ˈbəːθ kənˌtrəʊl/, U.S. /ˈbərθ kənˌtroʊl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: birth n.¹, control n. Etymology: < birth n.¹ + control n. Originally U.S. The practice of preventing unwanted pregnancies, esp. by the use of contraception. Cf. family planning n.The term was originally used in the early 20th cent. by campaigners for legal contraception in the United States (the use and distribution of contraceptive products being widely outlawed at the time). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > contraception or birth control > [noun] contraception1886 birth control1906 family planning1934 1906 H. Northcote Christianity & Sex Probl. v. 88 Although a system of artificial birth control..has to be taken into account of as a probably legitimate factor in the solution of the difficulties surrounding the development of the sex life in civilization, yet one inclines to distrust such sanguine estimates of its importance. 1914 Woman Rebel June 25/1 The persistent efforts of the Postoffice [sic] to suppress this paper emphasize its fear of the propaganda of birth control. 1969 M. B. Smith Social Psych. & Human Values xix. 292 The second type of question, concerned with the promotion of birth control, should have the top priority because of its strategic relevance to population growth. 2005 L. J. Leigh in A. Gore How to leave Place 170 Randall and I had tried to be careful..but when you're seventeen the rhythm system is far from an ideal means of birth control. Compounds C1. General use as a modifier, as in birth control clinic, birth control device, birth control method, etc. ΚΠ 1914 Woman Rebel June 25/2 If The Woman Rebel were allowed to publish with impunity elementary and fundamental truths concerning personal liberty and how to obtain it, the birth control movement would become a movement of tremendous power in the emancipation of the working class. 1914 Woman Rebel July 39/2 (heading) The Birth Control League. 1937 V. Gollancz in ‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier p. xvii Birth control clinics up and down the country. 1977 Time 25 July 2/3 If the Government provided its citizens with alternative birth control methods (free of charge), there would be fewer abortions. 1993 Sci. Amer. May 25/1 The high female infant mortality in China may also be partly connected with the impact of compulsory birth control measures—the partial imposition of the so-called one-child policy—in a society in which male preference is overriding. 2016 Daily Universe (Brigham Young Univ.) (Nexis) 5 Jan. 1 There has been a campaign to educate women about the benefits of implantable birth control devices, such as a T-shaped plastic device inserted in the uterus, which help women plan their pregnancies. C2. birth control pill n. an oral contraceptive tablet. Cf. pill n.³ 1c(a), birth pill n. at birth n.¹ Compounds 4. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > contraception or birth control > [noun] > a contraceptive > contraceptive pill birth control pill1916 birth pill1956 pill1956 minipill1968 1916 Brooklyn Daily Times 12 May 9/7 Mrs. Margaret Whitehurst, detective of Special Squad No. 1, said in visiting Simon's drug store, following complaints against him to the Children's Society, she found him selling ‘birth control’ pills against the law. 1951 Vancouver (Brit. Columbia) 21 Mar. 5/3 She thought she was ‘capping up’ 15 ounces of birth control pills at $10 an ounce for her brother-in-law. 2003 ‘Zane’ Nervous xvii. 99 He found out that she'd never taken a birth control pill, rather less had a prescription for one, in her entire life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1906
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