| 单词 | mother-substitute |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmother-substitute mother-substitute n. a person who or thing which takes the place of the mother. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > [noun] > mother-substitute mother surrogate1932 mother-substitute1933 1933 Jrnl. Educ. Sociol. 6 388 The teacher is apt to become a mother substitute, a father substitute, or a condensation of both. 1965 F. Sargeson Mem. Peon vi. 173 Two young sparrow-legged ruffians..engaged in selling my mother-substitute a large trolley-load of empty bottles. 1990 Bull. Hispanic Stud. 67 351 Jane Hawking examined the character of Celestina as a mother-substitute. < as lemmas |
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