surrogate parent
surrogate parent · surrogate parents
A person who takes care of a child in a parental capacity when the parents are unavailableA person who takes care of a child in a parental capacity when the parents are unavailable.
» Tom became a surrogate parent.
Meaning
1 sensesA person who takes care of a child in a parental capacity when the parents are unavailable.
Examples
1 sentencesTom became a surrogate parent.
Forms
plural: surrogate parents| Singular | surrogate parent |
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| Plural | surrogate parents |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedfoster parent