birth control pill
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- noun
- /bɜrθ kənˈtroʊl pɪl/
- Specialized
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píldora anticonceptiva
- I always remember to take my birth control pill every morning to prevent pregnancy.
- use birth control pills
And he offered a birth control pill and an antidepressant.
- And he offered a birth control pill and an antidepressant.
- So let's talk about birth control pills or oral contraceptive pills.
- What about birth control pills and other forms of hormone therapy?
- All of these have been reported to cause hair loss in women taking birth control pills.
- We're going to be talking about the pill, and by the pill, I mean the birth control pill.
- And back in those days, which I don't remember either, there was a lot of hope about the advent of the birth control pill, about reliable contraception.
- We had, you know, sort of black power starting and and, you know, we had a sexual revolution with the birth control pill.
- They agreed that Smith would use birth control pills and that their sexual intimacy would cease if Smith stopped using birth control.
- But it is not the birth control pill most oftenly.
Examples
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We will give her some birth control pills that should start her period.
Academic text (2004) -
You know you're almost out of birth control pills?
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You only thought you were taking birth control pills.
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I forgot to take my birth control pills.
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I had to take two birth control pills today.
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But you must stay on the birth control pills.
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There are many other birth control methods for women who find birth control pills too expensive.
Blog text (22) -
In the early 1960s, the birth control pill became widely available.
Academic text (1999) -
She took her birth control pill for the day.
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Condoms prevent sperm from entering the uterus, while birth control pills prevent the release of an egg.
Blog text (9)
Synonyms
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3.6
A pill women take to prevent pregnancy by stopping the release of an egg
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A small pill you take to stop pregnancy
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A pill taken by mouth that prevents a woman from becoming pregnant
A birth control pill that stops the release of an egg to prevent pregnancy
A pill that stops the release of an egg to prevent pregnancy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a pill taken to prevent pregnancy' is directly derivable from the constituents: 'birth' (babies/becoming born) + 'control' (to limit or prevent) combined as 'birth control', and 'pill' (a small tablet). This straightforward noun–noun composition and clear cross-linguistic parallels (e.g., 'pilule contraceptive', 'pastilla anticonceptiva') make the sense readily understandable to a B1 learner who knows the parts.
Etymology
Birth control pill is a simple, literal name: a small pill used to control birth by helping a woman 'prevent pregnancy'. So today it means a tablet women take to avoid having a baby.