surrogate mother

noun

A woman who gives birth to a child with the intent to give this child to at least one of the biological parents (not including herself, if she is one of them)

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Meanings

nounsurrogate mother (plural surrogate mothers)

plural surrogate mothers

  1. A woman who gives birth to a child with the intent to give this child to at least one of the biological parents (not including herself, if she is one of them)

    Synonyms: surro

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA woman who gives birth to a child with the intent to give this child to at least one of the biological parents (not including herself, if she is one of them)

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surro

Translations

Arabic أُمّ بَدِيلَة
  • أُمّ بَدِيلَة (ʔumm badīla)woman who gives birth to a child not her own
Bulgarian заме́стваща ма́йка, сурога́тна ма́йка
  • заме́стваща ма́йка (zaméstvašta májka)woman who gives birth to a child not her own
  • сурога́тна ма́йка (surogátna májka)woman who gives birth to a child not her own
Chinese Mandarin 代孕母親 /代孕母亲
  • 代孕母親 /代孕母亲 (dàiyùn mǔqīn)woman who gives birth to a child not her own
Danish rugemor
  • rugemorwoman who gives birth to a child not her own
Dutch draagmoeder
  • draagmoederwoman who gives birth to a child not her own
Finnish sijaisäiti, sijaissynnyttäjä
  • sijaisäitiwoman who gives birth to a child not her own
  • sijaissynnyttäjäwoman who gives birth to a child not her own
French mère porteuse
  • mère porteusewoman who gives birth to a child not her own
German Leihmutter
  • Leihmutterwoman who gives birth to a child not her own
Greek αναπληρωματική μητέρα
  • αναπληρωματική μητέρα (anapliromatikí mitéra)woman who gives birth to a child not her own
Hebrew אֵם פּוּנְדְקָאִית
  • אֵם פּוּנְדְקָאִית (em pundeqaít)woman who gives birth to a child not her own
Hungarian béranya
  • béranyawoman who gives birth to a child not her own
Icelandic staðgöngumóðir
  • staðgöngumóðirwoman who gives birth to a child not her own
Italian madre sostitutiva
  • madre sostitutivawoman who gives birth to a child not her own
Japanese 代理母
  • 代理母woman who gives birth to a child not her own
Korean 대리모
  • 대리모 (daerimo)woman who gives birth to a child not her own
Latin mater surrogata
  • mater surrogatawoman who gives birth to a child not her own
Norwegian Bokmål surrogatmor
  • surrogatmorwoman who gives birth to a child not her own
Polish surogatka, matka zastępcza
  • surogatkawoman who gives birth to a child not her own
  • matka zastępczawoman who gives birth to a child not her own
Portuguese barriga de aluguel, barriga de aluguer
  • barriga de aluguelwoman who gives birth to a child not her own
  • barriga de aluguerwoman who gives birth to a child not her own
Russian суррога́тная мать
  • суррога́тная мать (surrogátnaja matʹ)woman who gives birth to a child not her own
Spanish madre sustituta, madre de alquiler
  • madre sustitutawoman who gives birth to a child not her own
  • madre de alquilerwoman who gives birth to a child not her own
  • madre gestantewoman who gives birth to a child not her own
Swedish surrogatmor
  • surrogatmorwoman who gives birth to a child not her own
Turkish taşıyıcı anne
  • taşıyıcı annewoman who gives birth to a child not her own
Vietnamese thay thế mẹ
  • thay thế mẹwoman who gives birth to a child not her own
Cite this entry
APA

surrogate mother. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surrogate%20mother

MLA

“surrogate mother.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surrogate%20mother. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surrogate mother,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surrogate%20mother.

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