surrogacy

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noun

The state or condition of being a surrogate.

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Meanings

nounsurrogacy (countable and uncountable, plural surrogacies)

plural surrogacies

  1. countablerareuncountableThe state or condition of being a surrogate.
  2. countableuncountableThe practice of being a surrogate mother.

Origin

From surrog(ate) + -acy.

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Translations

Bulgarian заме́стващо ма́йчинство, сурога́тно ма́йчинство
  • заме́стващо ма́йчинство (zaméstvašto májčinstvo)surrogate motherhood
  • сурога́тно ма́йчинство (surogátno májčinstvo)surrogate motherhood
  • заме́ствaне (zaméstvane)act of substitution
Catalan gestació per substitució
  • gestació per substituciósurrogate motherhood
Danish rugemoderskab
  • rugemoderskabsurrogate motherhood
Dutch draagmoederschap
  • draagmoederschapsurrogate motherhood
Finnish sijaissynnytys, sijaissynnytys
  • sijaissynnytyssurrogate motherhood
  • sijaissynnytysact of substitution
French gestation pour autrui, GPA
  • gestation pour autruisurrogate motherhood
  • GPAsurrogate motherhood
  • subrogationact of substitution
German Leihmutterschaft, Tragemutterschaft
  • Leihmutterschaftsurrogate motherhood
  • Tragemutterschaftsurrogate motherhood
  • Ersatzmutterschaftsurrogate motherhood
Hungarian béranyaság
  • béranyaságsurrogate motherhood
Icelandic staðgöngumæðrun
  • staðgöngumæðrunsurrogate motherhood
Italian maternità surrogata, surrogazione
  • maternità surrogatasurrogate motherhood
  • surrogazioneact of substitution
  • surrogaact of substitution
  • surrogamentoact of substitution
Latin subrogatio
  • subrogatioact of substitution
Norwegian Bokmål surrogati
  • surrogatisurrogate motherhood
Polish surogacja, surogacja
  • surogacjasurrogate motherhood
  • surogacjaact of substitution
Spanish gestación subrogada, maternidad subrogada
  • gestación subrogadasurrogate motherhood
  • maternidad subrogadasurrogate motherhood
  • gestación por sustituciónsurrogate motherhood
  • vientre de alquilersurrogate motherhood
  • subrogaciónact of substitution
Swedish surrogatmödraskap, värdmödraskap
  • surrogatmödraskapsurrogate motherhood
  • värdmödraskapsurrogate motherhood
Thai การอุ้มบุญ, การตั้งครรภ์แทน
  • การอุ้มบุญ (gaan-ûm-bun)surrogate motherhood
  • การตั้งครรภ์แทนsurrogate motherhood
Cite this entry
APA

surrogacy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surrogacy

MLA

“surrogacy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surrogacy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surrogacy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surrogacy.

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