nnoun.personsomeone who takes the place of another personSynset:alternate replacement
Derivationally Related Form:replacealternate
Hypernyms:backup backup man fill-in relief reliever stand-in substitute
Inherited Hypernyms:surrogatestand-inpeerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:surrogatestand-inpeerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.persona person appointed to represent or act on behalf of othersSynset:deputy
Derivationally Related Form:deputisedeputize
Hypernyms:agent
Inherited Hypernyms:deputyagentrepresentativenegotiatorcommunicatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:deputyagentrepresentativenegotiatorcommunicatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:vicegerent
adj satadj.allproviding or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal tiesSynset:foster
Examples:- foster parent
- foster child
- foster home
- surrogate father
Antonyms:biological
Inherited Hypernyms:foster
Similar to:adoptive