Surrogate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who takes the place of another person

a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɜːɹəɡət/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌɹəɡˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌɹəɡˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɜːɹəɡət/.

Examples

foster parent
foster child
foster home

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deputy foster replacement alternate

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who takes the place of another person
noun	a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
adjective	providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties “foster parent”

Word Forms

alternate	adjective	serving or used in place of another
alternate	verb	exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
replace	verb	take the place or move into the position of
deputize	verb	act as a substitute
deputise	verb	act as a substitute

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Surrogat

jemand, der den Platz einer anderen Person einnimmt

🇫🇷French

substitut

quelqu'un qui prend la place d'une autre personne

🇪🇸Spanish

sustituto

alguien que toma el lugar de otra persona

🇮🇹Italian

surrogato

qualcuno che prende il posto di un'altra persona

🇳🇱Dutch

surrogaat

iemand die de plaats van een ander inneemt

🇵🇹Portuguese

substituto

alguém que toma o lugar de outra pessoa

🇷🇺Russian

суррогатная мать

тот, кто занимает место другого человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सरोगेट

कोई व्यक्ति जो दूसरे व्यक्ति का स्थान लेता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সারোগেট

কেউ যে অন্য ব্যক্তির জায়গা নেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வாடகைத்தாய்

மற்றொரு நபரின் இடத்தைப் பிடிக்கும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సర్రోగేట్

మరొక వ్యక్తి స్థానాన్ని ఆక్రమించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

सरोगेट

जो दुसऱ्या व्यक्तीची जागा घेतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સરોગેટ

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે અન્ય વ્યક્તિનું સ્થાન લે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಡಿಗೆ

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പകരക്കാരൻ

മറ്റൊരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ സ്ഥാനം ഏറ്റെടുക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਰੋਗੇਟ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਥਾਂ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سروگیٹ

کوئی جو دوسرے شخص کی جگہ لے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

代理人

代替另一个人的人

🇯🇵Japanese

代理

他の人の代わりをする人

🇰🇷Korean

대리

다른 사람의 자리를 대신하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người đại diện

ai đó thay thế người khác

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวแทน

คนที่เข้ามาแทนที่บุคคลอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengganti

seseorang yang menggantikan orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

kahalili

isang taong pumapalit sa ibang tao

🇲🇾Malay

pengganti

seseorang yang mengambil tempat orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بديل

شخص يأخذ مكان شخص آخر

🇮🇷Persian

جانشین

کسی که جای شخص دیگری را می گیرد

🇹🇷Turkish

vekil

başka birinin yerini alan kimse

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַחֲלִיף

מישהו שתופס את מקומו של אדם אחר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'surrogate'?

The primary meaning of 'surrogate' is 'someone who takes the place of another person'.

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Using 'surrogate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'surrogate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'surrogate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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