noun
surrogacy
SUH-ruh-guh-see
noun
1
The practice of carrying and giving birth to a child on behalf of another person or couple.
"They turned to surrogacy after years of unsuccessful fertility treatment."
How to Use Surrogacy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWhen a woman carries a pregnancy for someone else who will raise the child.
Common pairings
a surrogacy agreement
commercial surrogacy
Word Forms
surrogacies plural
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Etymology
From "surrogate" + "-cy".