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代理母出産 (だいりぼしゅっさん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

代だい理り母はは出しゅっ産さん

also: だいりははしゅっさん

Meanings

1

noun

surrogate birth; surrogacy

Refers to the process where a surrogate mother gives birth. Often used in medical, legal, or ethical discussions.

代だい理り母ぼ出しゅっ産さんは国くにによって法ほう律りつが異ことなる。
Laws regarding surrogate birth differ by country.
彼かれらは代だい理り母ぼ出しゅっ産さんを選せん択たくした。
They opted for surrogate birth.

Written forms

代理母出産
- だいりぼしゅっさん
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading だいりぼしゅっさん is more common than だいりははしゅっさん.
- だいりははしゅっさん
  Alternate reading using はは for 母. Less common and may be considered non-standard.
だいりははしゅっさん

Kanji

代substitute, change, convert

logic, arrangement, reason

母mother

出exit, leave, go out

産products, bear, give birth

Similar words

代だい理り母ぼ
代理母 means 'surrogate mother', while 代理母出産 refers to the act or process of surrogate birth.
体たい外がい受じゅ精せい
体外受精 is 'in vitro fertilization', a technique often used in surrogacy, but not synonymous with surrogate birth itself.

Etymology

Compound of 代理 (dairi, 'proxy') + 母 (bo/haha, 'mother') + 出産 (shussan, 'childbirth'). The reading だいりぼしゅっさん uses the on'yomi for 母, while だいりははしゅっさん uses the kun'yomi.