Defenition of the word surrogate

• Defenition of the word surrogate

  • A person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others.
  • a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
  • providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"
  • someone who takes the place of another person
  • providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties

Synonyms for the word surrogate

• • alternate
  • deputy
  • foster
  • proxy
  • replacement
  • stand-in
  • substitute

Similar words in the surrogate

• • adoptive
  • surrogate
  • surrogate's
  • surrogates

Hyponyms for the word surrogate

• • vicegerent

Hypernyms for the word surrogate

• • agent
  • backup
  • backup man
  • fill-in
  • relief
  • reliever
  • stand-in
  • substitute

See other words

• • What is replaces
  • The definition of tradesmen
  • The interpretation of the word stationer
  • What is meant by use instead
  • The lexical meaning tradesman
  • The dictionary meaning of the word take the place of
  • The grammatical meaning of the word traders
  • Meaning of the word trademarks
  • Literal and figurative meaning of the word trademarking
  • The origin of the word successes
  • Synonym for the word undependable
  • Antonyms for the word clash with
  • Homonyms for the word bash into
  • Hyponyms for the word affluently
  • Holonyms for the word bang into
  • Hypernyms for the word have an adverse effect on
  • Proverbs and sayings for the word afflict
  • Translation of the word in other languages stationery