surrogate father
surrogate father · surrogate fathers
A man who takes care of a child when one or more of the parents are unavailableA man who takes care of a child when one or more of the parents are unavailable (see also surrogate parent, foster parents).
Meaning
2 sensesA man who takes care of a child when one or more of the parents are unavailable (see also surrogate parent, foster parents).
A man who acts as a father figure to a child usually when a father is not in the picture.
Forms
plural: surrogate fathers| Singular | surrogate father |
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