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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dairioya
"彼は子供たちの代理親として育てた。"
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2 senses- 1
An individual who legally or functionally acts as a parent to a child, taking on the responsibilities of care, upbringing, and support without being the biological father or mother.
"After his brother passed away, he became the surrogate-parent to his two young nieces." - 2
A person or institutional figure who temporarily fulfills parental duties in educational, medical, or legal contexts.
"The school appointed a surrogate-parent to represent the student during the disciplinary hearing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'surrogate' from the Latin 'surrogatus' (past participle of 'subrogare', meaning to put in place of) dating back to the late 15th century, and 'parent' from the Latin 'parens' (meaning to bring forth or beget). Together, the compound phrase emerged in modern psychological and sociological discourse to describe individuals who assume parental roles in the absence of biological parents.
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parent substitut
Transliteration: pa.ʁɑ̃ syp.sti.ty
"Il est devenu le parent substitut de ses neveux."
Ersatzelternteil
Transliteration: ɛɐ̯ˈzat͡sˌʔɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯l
"Sie fungierte als Ersatzelternteil für das Kind."
genitore sostitutivo
Transliteration: dʒe.niˈtɔ.re sɔs.ti.tuˈti.vo
"L'insegnante ha agito come genitore sostitutivo."
padre sustituto
Transliteration: ˈpa.ðɾe sus.tiˈtu.to
"Actuó como padre sustituto durante su infancia."
pai substituto
Transliteration: ˈpa.jwb suʃ.tʃiˈtu.tu
"Ele tornou-se um pai substituto para o menino."
विकल्प माता-पिता
Transliteration: vikalp mata-pita
"उसने बच्चे के लिए विकल्प माता-पिता की भूमिका निभाई।"
替代父母
Transliteration: tìdài fùmǔ
"他在侄子成长过程中扮演了替代父母的角色。"
대리부모
Transliteration: dae-ri-bu-mo
"그는 조카들에게 대리부모 역할을 해주었다."
代理親
Transliteration: dairioya
"彼は子供たちの代理親として育てた。"
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