birth mother

The woman who carries an embryo during the gestational period and who delivers the child.

• When a child is conceived through artificial insemination, the birth mother may not be the genetic or biological mother. And she may not be the legal mother.

— Also termed gestational mother. See surrogate mother; natural mother; biological mother.

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词条贡献者

资深译员文楷，毕业于亚洲一流的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各类与电信、媒体和技术相关的法律文件。