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surrogate mother

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌsurrogate ˈmother (also surrogate) noun [countable]  MBa woman who has a baby for another woman who cannot have one, and then gives her the baby after it is born 代孕母亲
ˌsurrogate ˈmother nounChineseSyllable


surrogate mother
ˌsurrogate ˈmother (also surrogate) noun [countable]
a woman who has a baby for another woman who cannot have one, and then gives her the baby after it is born


surrogate motherBrE /ˌsʌrəɡət ˈmʌðə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsɜːrəɡət ˈmʌðər/ 🔊 nouna woman who gives birth to a baby for another woman who is unable to have babies herself 代孕母亲

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