basting
n.— «My friend Hatty is “basting” every month in London with a gay male friend who has offered to help her have the baby she longs for.» —“Why we all need to commit” by Camilla Cavendish Times (London, United Kingdom) Nov. 22, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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