surrogate

surrogate

‘a substitute’

Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:

    E.surragat, suragat < Lat. surrogatus < surrogare/subrogare ‘put in another’s place, substitute’ < sub ‘in the place of, under’ + rogare ‘to ask, propose’ < ruhg < reg- < Tamil aracaṉ

Other meaning: Psychology: a figure of authority who takes the place of father or mother in a person’s unconscious or emotional life.

Technical words derived from 'surrogate'

surrogate mother - வாடகைத்தாய்; surrogate pregnancy - பதிலிப்பெண் கருதாங்கல்; surrogate parents - வாடகைப் பெற்றோர்; father surrogate - செவிலித் தந்தை.