Family Group
surrogate mother Audio
sur·ro·gate moth·er
Subclass of:
parent
Definitions related to surrogate mothers:
  • (gestational carriers) Females who allow themselves to be impregnated with the understanding that the offspring are to be given over to the parents who have commissioned the surrogate.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (gestational mother) The player is a female whose womb carries the fetus of the scoper. Generally used when the gestational mother and natural mother are not the same.
    NCI Health Level 7 Vocabulary
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2018
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