surrogate
/ˈsɜrəɡɪt/
adjective
- Serving as a substitute or replacement for someone or something else.
- The plant used a surrogate material when the original was unavailable.
- He found a surrogate father figure in his coach.
- The orphanage provided a surrogate family for the children.
verb
- To put someone or something in the place of another as a substitute.
- The manager surrogated her assistant to attend the meeting.
- The king surrogated his power to a trusted advisor during his illness.
- In the experiment, they surrogated a synthetic compound for the natural one.
noun
- A person or thing that takes the place or performs the duties of another.
- The teacher acted as a surrogate for the principal while she was away.
- He used his job as a surrogate for the family life he never had.
- For many fans, the video game character became a surrogate for their own adventures.
- A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a child for another person or couple.
- The surrogate met the intended parents months before the baby was born.
- The surrogate received medical care throughout the pregnancy.
- She decided to become a surrogate for her sister.
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