surrogacy

sur·ro·ga·cy

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sur-uh-guh-see, suhr‐]
- /ˈsɜr ə gə si, ˈsʌr‐/
- /ˈsʌr.ə.ɡə.si/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sur-uh-guh-see, suhr‐]
- /ˈsɜr ə gə si, ˈsʌr‐/

Definitions of surrogacy word

noun surrogacy the state of being a surrogate or surrogate mother. 1
noun surrogacy substitution for another person 1
noun surrogacy surrogate motherhood 1
uncountable noun surrogacy Surrogacy is an arrangement by which a woman gives birth to a baby on behalf of a woman who is physically unable to have babies herself, and then gives the baby to her. 0
noun surrogacy the fact or condition of being a surrogate 0
noun surrogacy the act or practice of utilizing a surrogate mother to conceive and bear a child 0

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Origin of surrogacy

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

First recorded in 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Surrogacy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Surrogacy

surrogacy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

surrogacy usage trend in Literature

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