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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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a person who acts or speaks in support of someone else, or does his or her job for a certain time: Both candidates in the election have turned to celebrity surrogates to excite the crowds. (also surrogate mother) a woman who has a baby for another person who is unable to become pregnant or have a baby:
Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by a legal agreement, whereby a woman agrees to childbirth on behalf of another person(s) who will become the child's parent(s) after birth. People pursue surrogacy for a variety of reasons such as infertility, dangers or undesirable factors of pregnancy, or when pregnancy is a medical impossibility.
The meaning of SURROGATE is one appointed to act in place of another : deputy. How to use surrogate in a sentence.
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. Martin had become Howard Cosell's surrogate son. John Brown was the latest in a series of surrogate father figures in Victoria's life.
SURROGATE meaning: 1. replacing someone else or used instead of something else: 2. something that replaces or is used…. Learn more.
a person or thing that is considered or used as a substitute for another person or thing. pengganti. See also. surrogate mother. (Translation of surrogate from the PASSWORD English–Malay Dictionary © 2015 K Dictionaries Ltd) Examples of surrogate. surrogate.
Surrogate comes from the Latin word surrogare, which means "to put in another's place," or "to substitute." An uncle might refer to his niece as a surrogate child if they are very close, especially if he doesn't have his own biological children.
What does the word surrogate mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word surrogate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. surrogate has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. ecclesiastical (early 1600s) obstetrics (mid 1600s) law (1810s) navy (1810s) psychiatry (1970s) Entry status.
SURROGATE meaning: 1 : a person or thing that takes the place or performs the duties of someone or something else; 2 : surrogate mother.
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.
