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surrogate father

surrogate father noun: a man who takes care of a child when one or more of the parents are unavailable (see also surrogate parent, foster parents).

Noun

surrogate father (plural surrogate fathers)

  1. A man who takes care of a child when one or more of the parents are unavailable (see also surrogate parent, foster parents).
  2. A man who acts as a father figure to a child usually when a father is not in the picture.

Forms of surrogate father

pluralsurrogate fathers

Questions about surrogate father

What does surrogate father mean?
Surrogate father means a man who takes care of a child when one or more of the parents are unavailable (see also surrogate parent, foster parents).
What part of speech is surrogate father?
Surrogate father is a noun.
What is the plural of surrogate father?
The plural of surrogate father is surrogate fathers.

Words near surrogate father in the dictionary

  1. surrogate activities
  2. surrogate activity
  3. surrogate advertising
  4. surrogate court
  5. surrogate courts
  6. surrogate father
  7. surrogate fathers
  8. surrogate key
  9. surrogate keys
  10. surrogate mother
  11. surrogate mothers

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