Definitions

1. noun

A person or thing that acts or functions in place of another, especially a woman who bears a child for another couple.

“The couple used a surrogate mother to carry their child.”

2. noun

A computer program or system that performs a specified function on behalf of another program or system, especially in a network or the internet.

“The web server is a surrogate for the internal database.”

3. adjective

Representing or acting in place of another.

“The movie is a surrogate for the real-life drama that inspired it.”

4. verb

To act or represent in place of another.

“The lawyer surrogated for the defendant in the trial.”