surrogate birth

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• surrogate — sur·ro·gate / sər ə gət/ n [Latin surrogatus, past participle of surrogare subrogare to substitute, from sub in place of, under + rogare to ask] 1: one acting in the place of another; esp: one standing in loco parentis to a child 2 often cap: the …   Law dictionary

• Surrogate — may refer to:Cultural relationships: * Surrogate pregnancy, an arrangement for a woman to carry and give birth to a child who will be raised by others * Sex surrogate, in sexual therapy * Surrogate marriage, a custom in African cultureIn the arts …   Wikipedia

• surrogate mother — n. A woman who bears a child for another couple, either by having her own egg fertilized with the husband’s sperm or by having an embryo made from the couple’s gametes implanted in her uterus, and after birth surrenders her parental rights to the …   Law dictionary

• surrogate motherhood — A relationship in which one woman bears and gives birth to a child for a person or a couple who then adopts or takes legal custody of the child; also called mothering by proxy. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. surrogate… …   Law dictionary

• surrogate mother — surrogate mothers N COUNT A surrogate mother is a woman who has agreed to give birth to a baby on behalf of another woman …   English dictionary

• surrogate mother — noun count a woman who gives birth to a baby for another woman who cannot have children …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• surrogate motherhood — noun see surrogate mother * * * surrogate motherhood noun • • • Main Entry: ↑surrogate * * * surrogate mother, 1. a woman who gives birth to a child through artificial insemination by a man who is not her husband. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• surrogate parenting agreement — Agreement wherein a woman agrees to be artificially inseminated with the semen of another woman s husband; she is to conceive a child, carry the child to term and after the birth, assign her parental rights to the birth father and his wife. The… …   Black's law dictionary

• surrogate mother — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms surrogate mother : singular surrogate mother plural surrogate mothers a woman who gives birth to a baby for another woman who cannot have children …   English dictionary

• surrogate mother — noun a woman who bears a child for a couple where the wife is unable to do so a surrogate mother is artificially inseminated with the father s semen and carries the fetus to term • Hypernyms: ↑mother, ↑female parent * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] …   Useful english dictionary

• Birth control — For other uses, see Birth control (disambiguation). Birth control is an umbrella term for several techniques and methods used to prevent fertilization or to interrupt pregnancy at various stages. Birth control techniques and methods include… …   Wikipedia