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Food for Thought - Word of the Day

The Word: Surrogate

How You Say It: SER-uh-giht or SER-uh-gayt

What It Means: Substitute

Where It Came from: From the Latin word *Surrogare* meaning to substitute

Example: "Mrs. White was my surrogate mother when I was growing up," said Jill. "She took care of me when my own mother was at work."

Comments: Yoghurt is a surrogate for sour cream in some recipes.

Food for Thought - Word of the Day

The Word: Slothful

How You Say It: SLOHTH-fol

What It Means: Lazy, dislikes work intensely.

Where It Came from: From the Old English word *slaw* meaning slow.

Example: Lulu was so slothful that she never cleaned her room or did the dishes.

There's an animal called a sloth that hangs around in trees. It inches along slowly while hanging upside down.