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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.

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Also called father image.

Origin of father figure

First recorded in 1930–35

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How to use father figure in a sentence

Because I don’t have a dad, he was also the closest thing I had to a father figure in my life.
It’s Time For Boys To Talk About Emotional Health|Zach Gottlieb|September 3, 2021|Time
That pledge broadened when he realized he wasn’t the only kid without a dad around, so he doubled-down and decided he’d also help anyone else who needed a father figure.
Amid the pandemic, people crave connection. The ‘Internet’s Dad’ provides it.|Josh Paunil|June 17, 2021|Washington Post
She belongs to the same political faction as Mori and has described him as a father figure in the past.
Female Olympian to head Tokyo Games after predecessor’s ouster for sexist remarks|Simon Denyer|February 18, 2021|Washington Post
On the big screen, a head coach is typically part father figure, part disciplinarian extracting the utmost from his team.
Who’s The Most Chaotic Movie Football Coach?|Josh Hermsmeyer|December 4, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

And he was a mentor, close friend, and father figure to Rev. Al Sharpton.
James Brown, Friend of Strom Thurmond and Mentor to Al Sharpton|Asawin Suebsaeng|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mad Men is very big on surrogate parents on the show, and Roger always viewed Bert as a surrogate father figure.
John Slattery on the ‘Mad Men’ Midseason Finale, Roger Sterling’s Power Move, and ‘God’s Pocket’|Marlow Stern|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Friday Night Lights, Coach Taylor is as much a father figure to the boys on the Dillon Panthers as he is their play caller.
About a Boy’s Jason Katims Is the King of Cry TV|Kevin Fallon|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"He was regarded by Cressida as a father figure," a friend of Miss Bonas told the Daily Beast.
Cressida Bonas's Stepfather Commits Suicide|Tom Sykes|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So it was like meeting some sort of father figure, whose approval you always wanted.
Kate McKinnon Is the Future of ‘Saturday Night Live’|Kevin Fallon|November 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

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