Father-figure definition
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A person who serves as an emotional substitute for one's father.
noun
An older man, often one in a position of power or influence, who elicits the emotions usually reserved for a father.
noun
Someone that represents, behaves as, or is thought of as a father to another person or group of people.
noun
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Noun
Singular:
father-figure
Plural:
father-figures