father figure
noun
: a person often of particular power or influence who serves as an emotional substitute for a father
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The coach was a stern, wise father figure to his players.
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Yoshimura explained that executive producer Richard Dominick became a father figure to him.
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
That’s because the Iranian thriller, which follows a family unit being torn apart after the father figure accepts a controversial job as an investigating judge signing death sentences, had to be shot entirely in secret by director Mohammad Rasoulof.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Despite the differences the pair have had over the years (including Yondu literally going on a manhunt for Quill with his murderous Ravagers), Yondu has been Quill's true father figure.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
In many of these works, the father figure becomes a representative of masculinity, or old values, or an adult world that bemuses the young son.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
That’s because the Iranian thriller, which follows a family unit being torn apart after the father figure accepts a controversial job as an investigating judge signing death sentences, had to be shot entirely in secret by director Mohammad Rasoulof.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Despite the differences the pair have had over the years (including Yondu literally going on a manhunt for Quill with his murderous Ravagers), Yondu has been Quill's true father figure.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
In many of these works, the father figure becomes a representative of masculinity, or old values, or an adult world that bemuses the young son.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
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father figure
noun
fa·ther figure
ˈfät͟h-ər- 
: one often of particular power or influence who serves as an emotional substitute for a father
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