1. people or things that substitute for or act in place of others
Usage: plural of surrogate
2. women who carry and give birth to babies for other people who cannot have children
Usage: medical/legal context

Examples

• The actors used body doubles as surrogates for dangerous stunts.
• Parents often serve as emotional surrogates for their children’s fears.
• The couple hired surrogates to help them start a family.
• These artificial sweeteners act as surrogates for sugar.
• The surrogates carried the babies to term successfully.
• Political surrogates spoke on behalf of the candidate during the campaign.