mother figure
noun
: an older woman who is respected and admired like a mother
Camp counselors are mother figures to many of the girls at the camp.
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Shay assumed the role of mother figure Following her biological mother's departure when Sha’Carri was a young child, her grandparents assumed the role of primary caregivers.
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Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
Tracie Hale took to her TikTok account, Windridge Farm Tales, to share how her hen, Harriet, became a mother figure to 10 Great Pyrenees puppies.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
It’s followed by another self portrait where Howze, his shadow projected on the wall, mouths silent reactions to a monologue from a mother figure asking him to share the details of a seeming act of violence upon him.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
By Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times Drew Barrymore pleaded with Vice President Kamala Harris earlier this week for the politician to be a mother figure to the United States.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
Future Cats Tony winner Buckley, 76, was brought on as a mother figure to replace Diana Hyland, who had previously played Tom’s wife Joan.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024
Carla is his lifeline: part mother figure, part lover, and an attentive student.
—Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
When his friend Eloise (Phylicia Rashad), a kindly mother figure who has been scammed by a phishing operation that drains the accounts of elderly shut-ins, takes her own life, Adam proceeds to burn the call center to the ground.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
Betty was the sometimes cold mother figure, who died of lung cancer in her 30s.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
Tracie Hale took to her TikTok account, Windridge Farm Tales, to share how her hen, Harriet, became a mother figure to 10 Great Pyrenees puppies.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
It’s followed by another self portrait where Howze, his shadow projected on the wall, mouths silent reactions to a monologue from a mother figure asking him to share the details of a seeming act of violence upon him.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
By Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times Drew Barrymore pleaded with Vice President Kamala Harris earlier this week for the politician to be a mother figure to the United States.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
Future Cats Tony winner Buckley, 76, was brought on as a mother figure to replace Diana Hyland, who had previously played Tom’s wife Joan.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024
Carla is his lifeline: part mother figure, part lover, and an attentive student.
—Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
When his friend Eloise (Phylicia Rashad), a kindly mother figure who has been scammed by a phishing operation that drains the accounts of elderly shut-ins, takes her own life, Adam proceeds to burn the call center to the ground.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
Betty was the sometimes cold mother figure, who died of lung cancer in her 30s.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
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“Mother figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mother%20figure. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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