1. a person who acts in place of another person
2. a woman who carries and gives birth to a baby for another person or couple
Usage: medical

1. acting as a substitute or replacement

Examples

• The grandmother served as a surrogate parent while the mother was deployed overseas.
• They hired a surrogate to carry their child because she couldn’t become pregnant.
• The coach acted as a surrogate father to many of his players.
• She became a surrogate mother for her sister’s baby.
• The vice president was a surrogate speaker at the conference.
• He found a surrogate family in his college friends.
• The surrogate decision-maker had to choose the best medical treatment.