surrogate child

Examples (10)

• The therapist helped her understand that she was treating her new boyfriend as a surrogate child for the son she had lost.
• After the death of their daughter, the parents were advised against replacing her with a surrogate child.
• He developed an unhealthy attachment to his niece, effectively treating her as a surrogate child.
• The novel explores the complex emotional landscape of a woman who views her adopted daughter as a surrogate child to fill the void left by her deceased twin.
• In some cases, a pet can become a surrogate child for individuals or couples unable to have children.
• The psychologist warned that using a surrogate child to cope with grief could lead to unhealthy psychological dependencies.
• She found herself projecting all her maternal desires onto her younger sister, essentially making her a surrogate child.
• The community rallied around the orphaned children, offering them support and acting as a collective surrogate parent figure.
• He never truly moved on from his past, constantly seeking out younger individuals to serve as surrogate child figures.
• The film depicts a lonely elderly man who finds solace in befriending a neighborhood child, treating him as a surrogate child.