father figure
noun
: a person often of particular power or influence who serves as an emotional substitute for a father
Examples of father figure in a Sentence
The coach was a stern, wise father figure to his players.
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The sudden death of an unconventional father figure leads the protagonist of Dinaw Mengestu’s third novel, Someone Like Us, on a cross-country journey to untangle the facts and fictions of his life.
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Shannon Carlin, TIME, 22 May 2024
Families with father figures and children raised in faith are not juvenile gang crime participants.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2024
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Shannon Carlin, TIME, 22 May 2024
Families with father figures and children raised in faith are not juvenile gang crime participants.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for father figure
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“Father figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/father%20figure. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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father figure
noun
fa·ther figure
ˈfät͟h-ər- 
: one often of particular power or influence who serves as an emotional substitute for a father
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