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surrogacy

  • /ˈsɝəɡəsi/ US
  • /ˈsʌɹəɡəsi/ UK

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From surrog(ate) + -acy.

noun surrogacies

  1. countable, rare, uncountable The state or condition of being a surrogate.
  2. countable, uncountable The practice of being a surrogate mother.

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noun surrogate motherhood

Españolgestación subrogada, maternidad subrogada, gestación por sustitución, vientre de alquiler
Françaisgestation pour autrui, GPA
DeutschLeihmutterschaft, Tragemutterschaft, Ersatzmutterschaft
Italianomaternità surrogata

noun act of substitution

Españolsubrogación
Françaissubrogation
Italianosurrogazione, surroga, surrogamento

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"surrogacy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/surrogacy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

surrogacy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/surrogacy

Chicago

"surrogacy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/surrogacy.

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@misc{surrogacy_2026,
  title = {surrogacy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/surrogacy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}