father-figure
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- /ˈfɑːðərˌfɪɡər/
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figura paterna
- He's, like, a father figure to him.
- father-figure to coach
And now that young man has a father figure in his life.
- And now that young man has a father figure in his life.
- His mentor and father figure is Jon Favreau's character.
- The guy is just, I love this man and he's sort of like a father figure to me, always checks in on me and we're going to check in on him.
- X, and especially for millennials and younger, is that you really got those father figures in that community online.
- That's why I stem back to like growing up just not having a father figure around and the places that push me to.
- But when you, when they can call you as like the father figure man, it alleviates so much stress and stress and pressure from them.
- And it it's astonishing how a father figure could turn a whole life around just by pushing his son in the right direction.
- And he he, he became like a father figure.
- The the girls in his homes, they don't have a father figure.
Examples
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And that's when he comes into the light, as he places this notion into Colin's head and becomes the father figure, not just the elusive figure in the shadows.
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Many young men benefit from the guidance of a father-figure during their formative years.
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And now that young man has a father figure in his life.
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I kind of play, like, the father figure, I guess.
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Because of that choice, they had two more black characters tied into the story as father figures.
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"We all see Coach Richt as a father figure."
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And it it's astonishing how a father figure could turn a whole life around just by pushing his son in the right direction.
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The guy is just, I love this man and he's sort of like a father figure to me, always checks in on me and we're going to check in on him.
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We pray that God will give them the grace to cope with their loss and with the loss of their dearly beloved father figure of the Royal Household.
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He has always acted as a father-figure, providing support and advice when I needed it most.
Synonyms
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A person who is a child's mother or father and raises them
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A person who helped start something important, like a country
A man who acts like a father to someone and cares for them
A man who looks after a child who is not his own
Antonyms
How Paternal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word father-figure combines father ('a male parent') and figure ('a person or image'), so it means a man who acts like a father by giving guidance and protection.