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father figure
[ fah-ther fig-yer ]
noun
- an emotional substitute for one's father, especially one who fulfills parental functions such as protection, authority, support, etc.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of father figure1
First recorded in 1930鈥35
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Eubank has become a father figure to his nephew, who was just a month old at the time.
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The intensity with which the teen hugs his teacher, a father figure, helps a viewer comprehend the depth of the sorrow, imbuing 鈥淭he Teacher鈥 with a moving potency.
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"I never had a father figure present and she's done everything for me. I hope you're proud," he said.
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Harris was a father figure and a constant fixture in the Compton community.
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She鈥檚 lost this father figure in Irving and then she鈥檚 lost this brother figure because Dylan seems to have turned his back on her, at least in that episode.
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