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Father figure.
A father figure is an older man, often in a position of power or authority, who commands great respect and inspires feelings like those for a father.
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father figures
noun
Plural of father figure
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Father figures also abound.
"Ronaldo loves father figures.
These are not stiff and proper father figures.
There he seeks shelter with a number of father figures.
There are other father figures in this series.
Maron sought mentors and surrogate father figures elsewhere.
Her parents' Stasi friends were her trusted father figures.
Bill is still searching for certitude in assertive father figures".
A huge factor in this play is the absence of father figures.
Plausible father figures were scarce in the sixties; here was a cherished one running amok.
Mr. Bastia thinks of them as father figures — he calls each "my king".
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