father figure
noun
: a person often of particular power or influence who serves as an emotional substitute for a father
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The coach was a stern, wise father figure to his players.
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Editor’s picks Speaking of God: The first story concerns a Job-like figure named Robert (Jesse Plemons) whose faith in his all-knowing father figure is being tested.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
Her gruesome death, replete with crucifixion imagery, is the tragedy that shapes her daughter’s life and seeds her obsessive quest for revenge against the man who positions himself as a father figure.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
Her gruesome death, replete with crucifixion imagery, is the tragedy that shapes her daughter’s life and seeds her obsessive quest for revenge against the man who positions himself as a father figure.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
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“Father figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/father%20figure. Accessed 29 May. 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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