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Catttt Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

meaning of "surrogate"

?Does "surrogate" in the following context mean "something else like an animal"? It is from some kind of dictionary defining the meaning of Bambi.

Context:

Bambi:
An acronym for Ballistic Missile Boost Intercept, a star wars satellite
defence system.
The protagonist of a novel and Disney film which traces the development of a fawn to a buck.
An animal or surrogate which elicits sentimental reflection.
  

Top answer

red apple An animal or surrogate A replacement for an animal (it could be an animal-shaped toy or similar)

  • red apple An animal or surrogate A replacement for an animal (it could be an animal-shaped toy or similar)
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red appleAn animal or surrogate
A replacement for an animal (it could be an animal-shaped toy or similar)
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@Ivanhr and does "elicits sentimental reflection" mean "making someone emotional" or "reminding someone of the past"?
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The former (though I'm not sure)

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