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Noun Concept
Categories: Fatherhood, Developmental psychology, Interpersonal relationships, Male stock characters, Positions of authority
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father figure  father surrogate
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A man who takes over all the functions of the real father WordNet 3.0
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A man who takes over all the functions of the real father WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A father figure is usually an older man, normally one with power, authority, or strength, with whom one can identify on a deeply psychological level and who generates emotions generally felt towards one's father. Wikipedia
Psychology term. Wikipedia Disambiguation
One who represents, behaves as, or is regarded as equivalent to a father for another person or group of people. Wiktionary
One who represents, behaves as, or is regarded as a father. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
man
HAS KIND
foster-father
stepfather
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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father figure, father surrogate
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father figure
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father figure
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Father Figure

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