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surrogate mother

/ˈsɛrəgɪt ˈmʌðər/
/ˈsɛrəgɪt ˈmʌðə/
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Other forms: surrogate mothers

Definitions of surrogate mother
  1. noun
    a woman who bears a child for a couple where the wife is unable to do so
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    type of:
    female parent, mother
    a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
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