How to Pronounce "surrogate"
word
/ˈsɝəˌɡeɪt/
SUR-uh-gayt
/sˈʌɹəɡˌeɪt/
SUH-ruh-gayt
Definition
A surrogate is a person or thing that acts in place of someone or something else. Most commonly, it refers to a woman who carries and gives birth to a baby for someone else.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈsɝəˌɡeɪt/
British English
/sˈʌɹəɡˌeɪt/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SUR-uh-gayt
UK
SUH-ruh-gayt
Listen in Context
She became a surrogate for her best friend.
A surrogate mother carried their baby.
He acted as a surrogate teacher for the class.
Some animals can become a surrogate parent to orphaned babies.