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surrogate

[sur-uh-geyt, -git, suhr-, sur-uh-geyt, suhr-] / ˈsɜr əˌgeɪt, -gɪt, ˈsʌr-, ˈsɜr əˌgeɪt, ˈsʌr- /


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Nkanu was one of twin boys born in 2024, using a surrogate.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

So being a single father by choice is a rarer phenomenon, and doing so via gestational surrogacy, in which the surrogate mother bears no genetic link to the child she carries, is rarer yet.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

Wasserman found a surrogate father in his grandfather Lew, who would leave his company’s office early to make Little League games and take him to Nate ’n Al’s diner on weekends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

We also have healthcare surrogate documents in case we become ill.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

It hits the weakest, most sorrowing part of me; but I am only a surrogate, for who knows what lack, what loss.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood