surrogate
/ˈsʌrəɡət/adjective
उच्चारण सरगट
स्थानापन्न, एवज़ी, प्रतिनिधि
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as one-word substitution
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used to describe a person or thing that takes the place of, or is used instead of, somebody or something else
स्थानापन्न, एवज़ी, प्रतिनिधि
- She became a surrogate mother to her orphaned niece.
- He found a surrogate father in his school coach.
- The kind neighbour acted as a surrogate grandmother to the child.
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- Nurses became a surrogate family for the lonely patient.
- After his father died, his uncle became a surrogate parent.
Synonyms substitute replacement proxy stand-in acting
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[C] ~ (for sb/sth) formal
a person or thing that takes the place of somebody or something else
स्थानापन्न व्यक्ति या वस्तु
- The radio became a surrogate for company in his lonely old age.
- For many lonely people, television has become a surrogate for friends.
- Comics were a surrogate for the sports he could not play.
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- Money is no surrogate for love and care.
- The robot served as a surrogate for a human teacher in the experiment.
Synonyms substitute replacement proxy deputy stand-in
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[C]
a woman who gives birth to a baby for another woman who is unable to
सरोगेट माँ, किराए की कोख
- The couple had a child through a surrogate.
- The couple thanked the surrogate who gave birth to their twin sons.
- The surrogate was carefully looked after by doctors throughout the pregnancy.
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- A surrogate can help couples who cannot have children themselves.
- The law on how a surrogate is chosen varies from country to country.
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Synonyms
substitute replacement proxy stand-in acting deputy
AaSpelling
sur·ro·gate
Double r and -gate (not 'surogate').
दो r और अंत में -gate ('surogate' गलत है)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked often: a woman who carries a child for another couple is a surrogate mother; the practice is surrogacy; a person who acts for another is a proxy, substitute or surrogate.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: दूसरे दंपती के लिए बच्चा पैदा करने वाली स्त्री surrogate mother; यह प्रथा surrogacy; दूसरे की ओर से कार्य करने वाला proxy, substitute या surrogate।
General knowledge
The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 bans commercial surrogacy in India and allows only altruistic surrogacy.
Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 भारत में व्यावसायिक surrogacy पर रोक लगाता है और केवल परोपकारी surrogacy की अनुमति देता है।