surrogate mother

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: a woman who becomes pregnant usually by artificial insemination or surgical implantation of a fertilized egg for the purpose of carrying the fetus to term for another woman

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These cells will then be brought together to form embryos, which will be implanted into the surrogate mothers. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Birth at Safari Park marks milestone in saving nearly extinct rhino," 29 July 2019 Those embryos are transferred into surrogate mothers, and the owner is promised one healthy puppy or kitten. — Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post, "When is the best time to clone your dog?," 10 July 2019 Those embryos are transferred into surrogate mothers, and the owner is promised one healthy puppy or kitten. — Roxanne Roberts, Anchorage Daily News, "When is the best time to clone your dog?," 11 July 2019 The book is about a luxury retreat complex where surrogate mothers stay for the entirety of their pregnancy and are pampered (and monitored) for the sake of the unborn child. — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, "Joanne Ramos' 'The Farm' Forces Us to Take a Complicated Look at Our Society," 1 July 2019 The rhino embryo could then be implanted into a surrogate mother, a southern white rhinoceros, who would later give birth to a hybrid calf. — Rebecca Boyle, Discover Magazine, "The Quixotic Quest to Birth a Baby Northern White Rhino," 25 June 2019 Barbara, my late-night confidante and surrogate mother from 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. came by, doing her rounds as a member of the maintenance crew. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "Sorry Marie Kondo—I Love Mess!," 12 Feb. 2019 The zoo has successfully raised 15 gorillas via surrogate mothers. — Lainey Seyler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee Zoo's baby gorilla was transferred to Columbus Zoo & Aquarium," 13 June 2018 News of the raid comes four months after a surrogate mother gave birth in China to a boy whose parents had died four years earlier in a car crash. — Mike Ives, New York Times, "Cambodia Police Arrest 5 in Raid on Surrogacy Operation," 25 June 2018

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surrogate mother

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English Language Learners Definition of surrogate mother

: a woman who agrees to become pregnant in order to give the baby to someone who cannot have children

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surrogate mother

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: a woman who becomes pregnant usually by artificial insemination or surgical implantation of a fertilized egg for the purpose of carrying the fetus to term for another woman

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