surrogate's
Belonging to replacement
Surrogate's is the possessive form of surrogate—something or someone standing in for another.
A surrogate's role might involve carrying a pregnancy for someone else the surrogate's medical expenses, acting as a substitute decision-maker the surrogate's authority over end-of-life care, or serving as a replacement in any capacity.
In legal contexts, a surrogate's court handles wills and estates.
What takes another's place
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
- placeholderTemporary position marker
representative · alternate · substitute · fill-in · backup · acting · interim · delegated
Female parent
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- wombFetal development organ
- carrierOne that transports
- embryoOrganism before birth
implantation · birth · baby · uterus · gestation · IVF · egg donor · contract
Enforceable written agreement
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- custodyProtective care or control
- agreementShared position between parties
- parentalOf mothers and fathers
court · jurisdiction · consent · biological · attorney · documentation · compensation · termination
Binding tie or connection
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- connectionA joining or relation
relationship · boundaries · support · counseling · expectations · closure · trust · communication
replacement
What takes another's place
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
placeholder · representative · alternate · substitute · fill-in · backup · acting · interim · delegated · appointed
mother
Female parent
embryo · implantation · birth · baby · uterus · gestation · IVF · egg donor · contract · compensation
contract
Enforceable written agreement
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- custodyProtective care or control
- agreementShared position between parties
parental · court · jurisdiction · consent · biological · attorney · documentation · compensation · termination · enforceability
bond
Binding tie or connection
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
connection · relationship · boundaries · support · counseling · expectations · closure · trust · communication · psychological
- surrogate motherWoman bearing another's child
- surrogate motherhoodPregnancy on another's behalf
- surrogate parentOne raising another's offspring
- surrogate fatherReplacement paternal presence
- surrogate parentingPregnancy on another's behalf
- surrogate parenthoodBearing offspring for others