A surrogate mother is a woman who has agreed to give birth to a baby on behalf of another woman.
surrogate mother in British English
noun
a woman who bears a child on behalf of a couple unable to have a child, either by artificial insemination from the man or implantation of an embryo from the woman
Derived forms
surrogacy (ˈsʌrəɡəsɪ)
noun
In other languages
surrogate mother
British English: surrogate mother /ˈsʌrəɡɪt ˈmʌðə/ NOUN
A surrogate mother is a woman who has agreed to give birth to a baby on behalf of another woman.