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surrogate mother
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surrogate mother
(noun)
surrogate mother
noun
plural
surrogate mothers
surrogate mother
noun
plural
surrogate mothers
Britannica Dictionary definition of SURROGATE MOTHER
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a woman who agrees to become pregnant in order to give the baby to someone who cannot have children
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