Surrogate Parent Definition
noun
One who stands in the place of a child’s parent, but who is not that parent. Either by virtue of voluntary or court-appointed status, that person assumes all rights, duties and responsibilities of the child’s parent.
Webster's New World Law
A person who takes care of a child when the normal parents are unavailable see also foster parent.
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