father figure
father figure · father figures
Vaterfigur, Übervater
One who represents, behaves as, or is regarded as equivalent to a father for another…One who represents, behaves as, or is regarded as equivalent to a father for another person or group of people.
» Tom needs a father figure.
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1 sensesOne who represents, behaves as, or is regarded as equivalent to a father for another person or group of people.
Vaterfigur, Übervater
More definitions
- a man who takes over all the functions of the real father
Examples
8 sentencesTom needs a father figure.
She saw a father figure in him.
deSie sah in ihm eine Vaterfigur. — Waldelfe
Every child needs a father or a father figure in their life.
Sami was almost like a father figure.
Layla wanted to find a father figure to her daughter.
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By meaning 1
one who represents, behaves as, or is regarded as a father:
Forms
plural: father figuresSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a man who takes over all the functions of the real father:father surrogate