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father — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ lone (esp. BrE), single ▪ As a single father, he found it a struggle bringing up three children. ▪ married, unmarried ▪ a married father of … Collocations dictionary
Father Ewan Remington — Infobox animanga character name = Father Ewan Remington series = Chrono Crusade caption = Father Ewan Remington creator = Daisuke Moriyama voiced by = Sho Hayami (Japanese) Jason Douglas (English) age = Unknown, possibly 27 divider = yes aux1… … Wikipedia
surrogate — sur|ro|gate1 [ˈsʌrəgeıt, gıt US ˈsə:r ] adj [only before noun] a surrogate person or thing is one that takes the place of someone or something else ▪ William was acting as a surrogate father for his brother s son. surrogate 2 surrogate2 n [Date:… … Dictionary of contemporary English
surrogate — [[t]sʌ̱rəgeɪt, AM sɜ͟ːr [/t]] surrogates ADJ: ADJ n You use surrogate to describe a person or thing that is given a particular role because the person or thing that should have the role is not available. Martin had become Howard Cosell s… … English dictionary
surrogate — surrogateship, n. surrogation, n. n., adj. /serr euh gayt , git, sur /; v. /serr euh gayt , sur /, n., adj., v., surrogated, surrogating. n. 1. a person appointed to act for another; deputy. 2. (in some states) a judicial officer having… … Universalium
surrogate — adjective (only before noun) a surrogate person or thing is one that takes the place of someone or something else: Uncle Giles became a sort of surrogate father to them after the accident. surrogate noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Surrogate mother — Sur ro*gate mother, n. 1. a person or who serves in place of the biological mother for child, as for caring or nurturing. [PJC] 2. a female animal that raises and nurses the offspring of another animal. [PJC] 3. a woman who becomes pregnant by an … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
surrogate — [sʉr′ə git, sʉr′əgāt΄; ] for v. [, sʉr′əgāt΄] n. [L surrogatus, pp. of surrogare, to elect in place of another, substitute < sub (see SUB ) + rogare, to ask: see ROGATION] 1. a deputy or substitute ☆ 2. in some states, probate court, or a… … English World dictionary
surrogate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + SURROGATE ▪ act as, be, become ▪ use SURROGATE + NOUN ▪ father, mother, parent … Collocations dictionary
surrogate mother — noun a woman who bears a child for a couple where the wife is unable to do so a surrogate mother is artificially inseminated with the father s semen and carries the fetus to term • Hypernyms: ↑mother, ↑female parent * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] … Useful english dictionary
