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• n  someone who takes the place of another person
• n  a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
• s  providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
  surrogate father

• Surrogate mothers have been bearing other people's children since the late 1970s, and the number of such births in the world today is pretty large, but the law still seems to be very ambiguous.
• Science is a surrogate activity because scientists work mainly for the fulfillment they get out of the work itself.
• The surrogate's share of the take is $110 per session; the psychologist gets $90, plus $180 for the initial consultation.

• alternate
• replacement
• deputy
• foster

News & Articles

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• Giuliana Rancic Thinks It’s Time To Have More Children
  Giuliana Rancic and her husband Bill endured a long road of infertility struggles prior to having their son via surrogate last summer. Giuliana revealed late last year that she and Bill were already talking about more children, and now, it appears that the hosts of Ready For Love are ready for more children. Or at [...]
  June 13, 2013 - Reality TV Magazine
• The Trajectory of Television—starting with a big history of the small screen
  From surrogate storyteller to high-def streaming infotainment, TV has come a long way.
  June 12, 2013 - Ars Technica
• Cuomo proposes to make SUNY campuses tax-free
  Will it spur new businesses or leave out already-established employers out in the cold? Those were some of the questions a surrogate of Governor Cuomo answered at Broome Community College Tuesday as she pitched Cuomo's Tax-Free New York proposal. The bill would establish 64 SUNY campuses as tax-free zones for businesses that create new jobs. Deputy Secretary of State Dierdre Scozzafava says a ...
  June 12, 2013 - FOX 40 Binghamton

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in FOXNews
  She can be an extraordinarily effective surrogate for me,Obama said Wednesday of his former rival. "I think we can send Senator Clinton anywhere and she can be effective. : I'm looking forward to campaigning vigorously with her."
• Miguel Ferrer in Seattle Post Intelligencer
  It's inferred that Jonas had a poor relationship with his own daughter, so he's reluctantly becoming sort of a surrogate father to Jaime. Which depresses the hell out of me,the 52-year-old Ferrer says. "I'm a father now to some hot chick?...
• Tom Vilsack in Guardian Unlimited
  People want to see Mrs. Obama, they want to see Mrs. Edwards. They want to see the team,said former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, who co-chairs the Clinton campaign. "He's a terrific surrogate, she's a great candidate, and we'll see an interplay...