surrogacy
sur·ro·ga·cy
surrogacy · surrogacies
The practice of being a surrogate motherThe practice of being a surrogate mother.
UK/ˈsʌɹəɡəsi/US/ˈsɝəɡəsi/
» Surrogacy arrangements are sometimes compensated.
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2 senses(countable, rare, uncountable)The state or condition of being a surrogate.
Leihmutterschaft, Tragemutterschaft, Ersatzmutterschaft
(countable, uncountable)The practice of being a surrogate mother.
Examples
1 sentencesSurrogacy arrangements are sometimes compensated.
Translations
5 languagesDeutsch
surrogate motherhood:
Origin
From surrog(ate) + -acy.From surrog(ate) + -acy.
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Forms
plural: surrogacies| Singular | surrogacy |
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regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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