father figure

== English == === Alternative forms === father-figure === Pronunciation === === Noun === father figure (plural father figures) One who represents, behaves as, or is regarded as equivalent to a father for another person or group of people. Coordinate terms: mother figure, grandfather figure ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== authority figure role model === Further reading === “father figure” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. “father figure”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “father figure”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.