father figure

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someone that represents, behaves as, or is thought of as a father to another person or group of people
a man who takes over all the functions of the real father
one who serves as an emotional substitute for a father, one looked up to or respected as a father
If you describe someone as a father figure, you mean that you feel able to turn to that person for advice and support in the same way that you might turn to your father. She believed her daughter needed a father-figure He became a father figure to the whole company. An older man, often one in a position of power or influence, who elicits the emotions usually reserved for a father. an older man who you trust and respect father figure to/for
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plural form of father figure
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a man (often a powerful or influential man) who arouses emotions usually felt for your real father and with whom you identify psychologically
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