surrogate
noun
[ ˈsʌrəɡət ]
• a substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role or office.
Similar:
substitute,
proxy,
replacement,
agent,
deputy,
representative,
factor,
stand-in,
standby,
stopgap,
fill-in,
relief,
understudy,
surrogate
adjective
• relating to the birth of a child or children by means of surrogacy.
• "paperwork that will allow them to move forward with the surrogate process"
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin surrogatus, past participle of surrogare ‘elect as a substitute’, from super- ‘over’ + rogare ‘ask’.
