NOUN | person | father surrogate, father figure | 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 figure | |
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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