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
Examples of 'surrogate motherhood' in a sentence
surrogate motherhood
There are two kinds of surrogate motherhood.
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He is also opposed to legalising surrogate motherhood.
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That is the question at the start of this documentary about surrogate motherhood, and the answer soon becomes apparent.