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   surrogate

   /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"
   • ▪ short for surrogate mother
   • ▪ (in the Christian Church) a bishop's deputy who grants marriage licences.
   • ▪ (in the US) a judge in charge of probate, inheritance, and guardianship.

   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"
   • ▪ denoting a child to whom a woman gives birth as a surrogate mother: "she has given birth to three surrogate babies"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin surrogatus, past participle of surrogare ‘elect as a substitute’, from super- ‘over’ + rogare ‘ask’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. surrogateship noun

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   What is a surrogate mother?

   • 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. Law A judge in New York and some other states having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the settlement of estates. Substitute. 1.

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   How do you 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.

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   Is Magic a surrogate?

   • 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. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app

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   What does surrogate mean?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Commonly Misspelled Words Quiz Autocorrect can’t save you now. The meaning of SURROGATE is one appointed to act in place of another : deputy. How to use surrogate in a sentence.

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   What is a surrogate judicial officer?

   • : 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 Noun He could not attend the meeting, so he sent his surrogate. The governor and her surrogates asked the public to support the change.

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   Did Ursula take her job as a surrogate parent seriously?

   • Ursula took her job as surrogate parent seriously, as she took everything seriously. 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. He had become the man's surrogate son.

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