surrogate

/ˈsʌɹəɡɪt/noun
High School
1

A substitute (usually of a person, position or role).

2

A person or animal that acts as a substitute for the social or pastoral role of another, such as a surrogate parent.

3

A deputy for a bishop in granting licences for marriage.

4

A politician or person of influence campaigning for a presidential candidate.

5

A judicial officer of limited jurisdiction, who administers matters of probate and intestate succession and, in some cases, adoptions.

6

Any of a range of Unicode codepoints which are used in pairs in UTF-16 to represent characters beyond the Basic Multilingual Plane.

7

An ersatz good.

8

Ellipsis of surrogate key.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing