HyperDic English FATH ... father figure

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English 1 sense of the expression *father figure*:
NOUN	person	father figure, father surrogate	a man who takes over all the functions of the real father

Englishfather figure: 1 sense noun 1, person
Meaning	A man who takes over all the functions of the real father.
Synonym	father surrogate
Narrower	foster-father, foster father	A man who is a foster parent
Narrower	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)

HyperDicEnglishFATH ... father figure