surrogateadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈsʌr.ə.ɡət/us/ˈsɝː.ə.ɡət/replacing someone else or used instead of something else:
Because she had no children of her own, her friend's son became a kind of surrogate child to her.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Replacing and exchanging
- alternate
- alternatively
- bargain sth away
- change over
- change places idiom
- fill
- name
- part exchange
- pinch-hit
- pre-empt
- proxy
- rep
- represent
- reserve
- sit
- substitution
- succeed
- succession
- supersede
- supplant
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surrogatenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsʌr.ə.ɡət/us/ˈsɝː.ə.ɡət/something that replaces or is used instead of something else:
For some people, reading travel books is a surrogate for actual travel.
a person who acts or speaks in support of someone else, or does his or her job for a certain time:
Both candidates in the election have turned to celebrity surrogates to excite the crowds.
also surrogate mother a woman who has a baby for another person who is unable to become pregnant or have a baby:
She has agreed to act as a surrogate mother for her sister.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Replacing and exchanging
- alternate
- alternatively
- bargain sth away
- change over
- change places idiom
- fill
- name
- part exchange
- pinch-hit
- pre-empt
- proxy
- rep
- represent
- reserve
- sit
- substitution
- succeed
- succession
- supersede
- supplant
See more results »
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