NOUN
- a man (often a powerful or influential man) who arouses emotions usually felt for your real father and with whom you identify psychologically
How To Use father-figure In A Sentence
- If you are my teacher for even one day, you will be my teacher (mentor) all my life. He who teaches me may be considered my father-figure for life.
- She believed her daughter needed a father-figure.
- This didn't mean children quailing under some terrifying father-figure, but a family which functioned as a political unit, as distinct from the English ‘nuclear’ family, which was smaller and more intimate.
- While during his dealings with his generals' children, he is seen as a kindly father-figure, capable of generosity and fun.
- My step-father became my father-figure, shaping my perceptions of the world.