Foster vs. Surrogate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Foster and Surrogate
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Foster
To bring up; nurture
Bear and foster offspring.
Surrogate
One that takes the place of another; a substitute.
Foster
To promote the growth and development of; cultivate
Detect and foster artistic talent.
Surrogate
A person or animal that functions as a substitute for another, as in a social or family role.
Foster
To nurse; cherish
Foster a secret hope.
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Surrogate
A surrogate mother.
Foster
Providing parental care and nurture to children not related through legal or blood ties
Foster parents.
Foster grandparents.
A foster home.
Surrogate
In Freudian psychology, a figure of authority who takes the place of the father or mother in a person's unconscious or emotional life.
Foster
Receiving parental care and nurture from those not related to one through legal or blood ties
Foster children.
Surrogate
(Law) A judge in New York and some other states having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the settlement of estates.
Foster
Providing parental care to children not related to oneself.
Foster parents
Surrogate
Substitute.
Foster
Receiving such care.
A foster child
Surrogate
To put in the place of another, especially as a successor; replace.
Foster
Related by such care.
We are a foster family.
Surrogate
To appoint (another) as a replacement for oneself.
Foster
A foster parent.
Some fosters end up adopting.
Surrogate
A substitute (usually of a person, position or role).
A mixture of horseradish and mustard often serves as a surrogate for wasabi.
Foster
(uncountable) The care given to another; guardianship.
Surrogate
A person or animal that acts as a substitute for the social or pastoral role of another, such as a surrogate parent.
Foster
(transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
Surrogate
A deputy for a bishop in granting licences for marriage.
Foster
(transitive) To cultivate and grow something.
Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts.
Surrogate
A politician or person of influence campaigning for a presidential candidate.
Foster
(transitive) To nurse or cherish something.
Surrogate
A judicial officer of limited jurisdiction, who administers matters of probate and intestate succession and, in some cases, adoptions.
Foster
To be nurtured or trained up together.
Surrogate
(computing) Any of a range of Unicode codepoints which are used in pairs in UTF-16 to represent characters beyond the Basic Multilingual Plane.
Foster
To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.
Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.
Surrogate
(economics) An ersatz good.
Foster
To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.
Surrogate
(databases) surrogate key
Foster
To be nourished or trained up together.
Surrogate
Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute.
Foster
Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; - applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.
Surrogate
(transitive) To replace or substitute something with something else; to appoint a successor.
Foster
A forester.
Surrogate
A deputy; a delegate; a substitute.
Foster
United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
Surrogate
The deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, most commonly of a bishop or his chancellor, especially a deputy who grants marriage licenses.
Foster
Promote the growth of;
Foster our children's well-being and education
Surrogate
In some States of the United States, an officer who presides over the probate of wills and testaments and yield the settlement of estates.
Foster
Bring up under fosterage; of children
Surrogate
A surrogate mother.
Foster
Help develop, help grow;
Nurture his talents
Surrogate
To put in the place of another; to substitute.
Foster
Providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties;
Foster parent
Foster child
Foster home
Surrogate father
Surrogate
Someone who takes the place of another person
Surrogate
A person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
Surrogate
Providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties;
Foster parent
Foster child
Foster home
Surrogate father
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