surrogate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'surrogate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Surrogate

[ n.]

- A deputy; a delegate; a substitute.
- The deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, most commonly of a bishop or his chancellor, especially a deputy who grants marriage licenses.
- In some States of the United States, an officer who presides over the probate of wills and testaments and yield the settlement of estates.

2 . Surrogate

[ v. t.]

- To put in the place of another; to substitute.

Meaning of 'surrogate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . surrogate

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties

Example in sentence:

foster child;
foster home;
foster parent;
surrogate father

Nearby Words:

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Surrogate
Someone who takes the place of another, psychologically. For example, an older sister as a mother surrogate, or a psychotherapist as a father surrogate

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