eugenics

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /juːˈdʒɛnɪks/

Noun

Singular eugenics

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Eugenics is a type of science or a way of thinking. It says that the human race can get better if we control who is allowed to become parents.

   The teacher asked her students what they thought about eugenics, and who should be allowed to have children.

   One student believed in eugenics, and said the government should not let retarded people have children.

   Another student said she would never agree with eugenics programs because everyone should have the right to have children.