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father figure
noun
a man embodying or seeming to embody the qualities of an idealized conception of the male parent, eliciting from others the emotional responses that a child typically has toward its father.
Also called father image.
Origin:
1930–35
1930–35
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| father figure | |
noun | |
| a man who takes over all the functions of the real father |
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