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surrogate /sur·ro·gate/ (sur´o-git) a substitute; a thing or person that takes the place of something or someone else, as a drug used in place of another, or a person who takes the place of another in someone's affective existence.
surrogate [sur′əgāt] Etymology: L, surrogare, to substitute 1 a substitute; a person or thing that replaces another. 2 a person who represents and acts as a parent, taking the place of the father or mother. 3 (in psychoanalysis) a substitute parental figure, a symbolic image or representation of another, as may occur in a dream. The identity of the person represented often remains in the unconscious. surrogate, n 1., a replacement. 2., in homeopathy, a substitute medicine for the exact remedy. See also simillimum. surrogate (sur´ n a substitute; a person or thing that replaces another. surrogate a substitute; a thing or animal that takes the place of something or some animal, as a drug used in place of another, or, in animal husbandry, an animal which takes the place of another in the family or herd environment. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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