Does Surrogate Mean Substitute?

Surrogate is defined as to substitute for something. An example of to surrogate is to act as the birth mother for a friend. The definition of a surrogate is someone who takes the place of another, particularly in a family role.

Is surrogate a substitute?

As nouns the difference between substitute and surrogate

is that substitute is a replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose while surrogate is a substitute (usually of a person, position or role).

What a surrogate means?

1a : one appointed to act in place of another : deputy. b : a local judicial officer in some states (such as New York) who has jurisdiction over the probate of wills, the settlement of estates, and the appointment and supervision of guardians. 2 : surrogate mother. 3 : one that serves as a substitute.

Maya Lin-Takahashi

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