surrogacy

noun

sur·​ro·​ga·​cy ˈsər-ə-gə-sē 

: the practice of serving as a surrogate mother

Examples of surrogacy in a Sentence

choosing between adoption and surrogacy

Recent Examples on the Web

Hilton is a single father to three children born via surrogacy. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026

Court documents show that West entered a surrogacy agreement in Alaska with intended parents to be Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, who live in California. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

The celebrity blogger is a single parent to his children, who are all under the age of 14 and born via surrogacy. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026

Hilton is a single father of three children — a 13-year-old son, 11-year-old daughter and another 8-year-old daughter — who were born via gestational surrogacy. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

surrogacy

noun

sur·​ro·​ga·​cy ˈsər-ə-gə-sē, ˈsə-rə- 

plural surrogacies

: the practice of serving as a surrogate mother

Legal Definition

surrogacy

noun

sur·​ro·​ga·​cy ˈsər-ə-gə-sē 

plural surrogacies

1

: the office of a surrogate

2

: the practice of serving as a surrogate mother