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surrogate

UK
/ˈsʌrəɡət/
US
/ˈsɜrəɡət/

Translations

surrogatenoun
surrogates
pl
UK
/ˈsʌr.ə.ɡət/
US
/ˈsɝː.ə.ɡət/
mère porteuse
The couple was grateful to the surrogate who helped them start their family.
Le couple était reconnaissant envers la mère porteuse qui les avait aidés à fonder leur famille.
The vice president served as a surrogate for the president during the meeting.
Le vice-président a servi de remplaçant au président pendant la réunion.
Soy milk is often used as a surrogate for dairy milk in vegan recipes.
Le lait de soja est souvent utilisé comme substitut du lait de vache dans les recettes véganes.
Additional translations
juge des successionsDroit américain.
Synonyms
representative
stand-in
alternate
substitute
replacement
proxy
surrogateadjective
more surrogate
Comp.
most surrogate
Super.
UK
/ˈsʌrəɡət/
US
/ˈsɜrəɡət/
de substitution
The surrogate mother carried the child to term for the couple who couldn't conceive.
La mère de substitution a mené l’enfant à terme pour le couple qui ne pouvait pas concevoir.
Synonyms
stand-in
replacement
alternate
proxy
substitute
surrogateverb
surrogated
Past Simple
surrogated
Past Participle
surrogating
Gerund
UK
/ˈsʌr.ə.ɡət/
US
/ˈsɝː.ə.ɡət/
remplacerEmploi rare.
She decided to surrogate for her sister during the meeting.
Elle a décidé de remplacer sa sœur pendant la réunion.
Synonyms
step in for
supersede
cover for
serve in place of
act as a substitute for
deputize
take the place of
fill in for
stand in for
replace
substitute

Definitions

surrogatenoun
A person appointed to act for another; a deputy.
The vice president served as a surrogate for the president during the meeting.
A woman who bears a child on behalf of another person or couple, typically via artificial insemination or embryo transfer.
The couple was grateful to the surrogate who helped them start their family.
Something that serves as or is used as a substitute for another thing.
Soy milk is often used as a surrogate for dairy milk in vegan recipes.
(Law, chiefly US) A judge having jurisdiction over probate matters and the administration of estates.
The will was filed with the surrogate of New York County.
surrogateadjective
Acting as a substitute or replacement for someone or something else.
The surrogate mother carried the child to term for the couple who couldn't conceive.
surrogateverb
To appoint or act as a substitute or replacement for someone else.
She decided to surrogate for her sister during the meeting.
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