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Meaning of
surrogate
in English
surrogate
us
/ˈsɜːr.ə.ɡət/
uk
/ˈsɜːr.ə.ɡɪt/ Word: serendipity Part of Speech: noun Definition: the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way Output: /ˌsɛr.ənˈdɪp.ə.ti/
#uncommon
Plural
surrogates
Past Tense
surrogated
Participle Verb
surrogating
Third Person Singular
surrogates
Definitions
Noun
a
substitute
for
someone
or
something
;
temporary
replacement
The
company
hired
a
surrogate
to
represent
their
brand
at
the
conference
.
a
person
acting
in
place
of
a
parent
The
social
worker
acted
as
a
surrogate
parent
to
the
child
in
need
.
a
politician
campaigning
for
a
candidate
;
influential
person
The
influential
surrogate
campaigned
tirelessly
for
the
presidential
candidate
.
a
judicial
officer
administering
probate
and
succession
matters
The
court
appointed
a
surrogate
to
oversee
the
estate
of
the
deceased
person
.
a
judicial
officer
with
limited
authority
In
some
jurisdictions
,
a
surrogate
is
appointed
to
handle
small
claims
cases
.
a
unique
identifier
for
an
entity
;
not
derived
from
data
The
database
uses
a
surrogate
to
provide
a
unique
identifier
for
each
customer
.
Adjective
relating
to
a
substitute
or
replacement
The
surrogate
key
in
the
database
is
used
to
replace
the
original
identifier
.
