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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.
1. a. : one appointed to act in place of another : deputy. b. : a local judicial officer in some states (such as New York) who has jurisdiction over the probate of wills, the settlement of estates, and the appointment and supervision of guardians. 2. : surrogate mother. 3. : one that serves as a substitute. surrogate. 2 of 2. verb.
SURROGATE meaning: 1. replacing someone else or used instead of something else: 2. something that replaces or is used…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of surrogate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. /ˈsʌrəɡət/. /ˈsɜːrəɡət/. (formal) surrogate (for something) a person or thing that takes the place of, or is used instead of, somebody/something else. As Tolkien noted some time ago, magic is often a surrogate for technology. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
SURROGATE meaning: 1. used instead of someone or something else: 2. someone or something that is used instead of…. Learn more.
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.
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.
surrogate. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English sur‧ro‧gate1 /ˈsʌrəɡeɪt, -ɡət $ ˈsɜːr-/ adjective [only before noun] a surrogate person or thing is one that takes the place of someone or something else William was acting as a surrogate father for his brother’s son.
