surrogate mother

surrogate mother   n.   A woman who bears a child for another person, often for pay, either through artificial insemination or by carrying until birth another woman's surgically implanted fertilized egg. One that acts as, serves as, or is a mother substitute. surrogate motherhood n.

Main Entry: surrogate mother
Function: noun
: a woman who becomes pregnant usually by artificial insemination or surgical implantation of a fertilized egg for the purposeof carrying the fetus to term for another woman —surrogate motherhood noun

surrogate mother n.
A woman who agrees to bear a child for another woman, either through artificial insemination by the other woman's husband or partner or by carrying until birth the other woman's surgically implanted fertilized egg.

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surrogate motherhood n.