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surrogate mother
noun
: a woman who agrees to become pregnant in order to give the baby to someone who cannot have children
Full Definition of SURROGATE MOTHER
: a woman who becomes pregnant usually by artificial insemination or surgical implantation of a fertilized egg for the purpose of carrying the fetus to term for another woman
— surrogate motherhood noun
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First Known Use of SURROGATE MOTHER
1978
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surrogate mother
noun
Medical Definition of SURROGATE MOTHER
: a woman who becomes pregnant usually by artificial insemination or surgical implantation of a fertilized egg for the purpose of carrying the fetus to term for another woman
—surrogate motherhood noun
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