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- Dictionarysurrogate/ˈsʌrəɡət/
noun
- 1. a substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role or office: "she served as a surrogate for the President on a trip to South America"
adjective
- 1. relating to the birth of a child or children by means of surrogacy: "paperwork that will allow them to move forward with the surrogate process"
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SURROGATE definition: 1. replacing someone else or used instead of something else: 2. something that replaces or is used…. Learn more.
The meaning of SURROGATE is one appointed to act in place of another : deputy. How to use surrogate in a sentence.
a woman who has a baby for another person who is unable to become pregnant or have a baby: She has agreed to act as a surrogate mother for her sister.
You use surrogate to describe a person or thing that is given a particular role because the person or thing that should have the role is not available.
noun. a person appointed to act for another; deputy. (in some states) a judicial officer having jurisdiction over the probate of wills, the administration of estates, etc. the deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, especially of a bishop or a bishop's chancellor. a substitute. a surrogate mother.
Someone who acts as a surrogate takes the place of another person. If a celebrity leaves her seat to use the restroom in the middle of a big Hollywood awards ceremony, a surrogate will take her place until she returns.
Definition of surrogate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
used to describe a person or thing that takes the place of, or is used instead of, somebody/something else. She saw him as a sort of surrogate father. For these people, television is a surrogate for real life. Definition of surrogate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
SURROGATE definition: 1. used instead of someone or something else: 2. someone or something that is used instead of…. Learn more.
1. One that takes the place of another; a substitute. 2. a. A person or animal that functions as a substitute for another, as in a social or family role. b. A surrogate mother. 3. In Freudian psychology, a figure of authority who takes the place of the father or mother in a person's unconscious or emotional life. 4.
