| NOUN | person | father figure, father surrogate | a man who takes over all the functions of the real father |
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| Meaning | A man who takes over all the functions of the real father. | |
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| Synonym | father surrogate | |
| Narrower | foster-father, foster father | A man who is a foster parent |
| stepfather | The husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage | |
| Broader | man, adult male | An adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) |
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