Plural of surrogate

Forms of surrogate

Surrogates in a sentence

• Surrogates employed several means for emotionally distancing themselves from the fetus.2010, Elly Teman, Birthing a Mother: The Surrogate Body and the Pregnant Self, page 75. From the entry nonemotionally
• It had been like a tombful of dismembered mannikins, the limbs and parts devoid of viscera; hollow, lifeless surrogates.1984 April, Oliver Lowenbruck [pen name; David J. Schow], “Coming Soon to a Theater Near You”, in The Twilight Zone Magazine, page 61. From the entry tombful
• This will mean that a person desiring documents on Labrador retrievers must search for ‘dogs’ and then examine many irrelevant documents or document surrogates.2003, James D. Anderson, “Organization of Knowledge”, in John Feather, Peter Sturges, editors, International Encyclopedia of Information…. From the entry index term
• Mentifacts and replicas, including other surrogates like holograms, were accepted as apt substitutes for artifacts because they, too, demonstrate and may even exceed artifacts in revealing culture.1994 January 1, Peter E. Rider, Studies in history and museums, University of Ottawa Press, page 85. From the entry mentifact
• In other words denied their own voice by a conservative misogynist culture, the original female slashers and vidders needed male characters as surrogates to express their own identity and desires.2014, Kathryn Hill, “'Easy to Associate Angsty Lyrics with Buffy': An Introduction to a Participatory Fan Culture: Buffy the Vampire…. From the entry slasher

Meaning of surrogate

1. noun A substitute (usually of a person, position or role).
2. noun A person or animal that acts as a substitute for the social or pastoral role of another, such as a surrogate parent.
3. noun A deputy for a bishop in granting licences for marriage.

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Questions about the plural of surrogate

What is the plural of surrogate?

The plural of surrogate is surrogates.

Is surrogate countable?

Surrogate is a countable noun.