surrogate

/'sʌrəgit/

Thân thiện

A surrogate mother reads a bedtime story to a young child.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A substitute or replacement: A person or thing that takes the place or performs the function of another.
   • A person appointed to act on behalf of others: A representative, especially in a legal or official capacity.

2. Adjective:

   • Substitute; acting in place of another: Functioning as a replacement for something else.
   • Providing parental care without a biological or legal relationship: Referring to a role that nurtures or cares for another, similar to a foster parent.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • She acted as a surrogate for the CEO during the meeting.
  • The court appointed a surrogate to manage the estate.
• Adjective:
  • They used a surrogate key in the database.
  • He had a surrogate father who guided him through his youth.

Advanced Usage

• "Surrogate mother": A woman who bears a child for another person or couple.
  • They were overjoyed when their surrogate mother gave birth to a healthy baby.
• "Surrogate decision-maker": A person legally authorized to make decisions on behalf of another who is incapacitated.
  • As his healthcare surrogate, she had to make difficult medical choices.

Variants and Related Words

• Surrogacy (n): The state or practice of being a surrogate, especially in bearing a child.
  • The couple explored the option of surrogacy.
• Surrogateship (n): The position or function of a surrogate.

Synonyms

• Substitute: A person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
• Proxy: The authority to represent someone else, especially in voting.
• Stand-in: A person who substitutes for another, especially in a performance.

Related Phrases

• "Act as a surrogate for": To perform the duties or functions of another.
  • This software acts as a surrogate for the old, incompatible system.
• "Surrogate marker" (Medical/Research): A measurable indicator used to substitute for a clinical endpoint.
  • Blood pressure is often used as a surrogate marker for cardiovascular health.

Related Idioms

• "A surrogate for the real thing": Something that serves as an acceptable but not perfect replacement.
  • For many, television became a surrogate for the real experience of travel.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
   • foster parent
   • foster child
   • foster home
   • surrogate father

Noun

1. a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
2. someone who takes the place of another person

Từ đồng nghĩa

• foster
• deputy
• alternate
• replacement