Noun
a man who takes over all the functions of the real father
a man (often a powerful or influential man) who arouses emotions usually felt for your real father and with whom you identify psychologically
Source: WordNetfather-figure
I'm very moved by chaos theory, and that sense of energy. That quantum physics. We don't really, in Hindu tradition, have a father figure of a God. It's about cosmic energy, a little spark of which is inside every individual as the soul. Bharati Mukherjee
True maturity is only reached when a man realizes he has become a father figure to his girlfriends' boyfriends - and he accepts it. Larry McMurtry
I was always looking for the same man - a strong father figure. Evelyn Keyes
I had three stages of knowing Wellington Mara. He was my boss for a long time and he was a father figure. And finally, as we got older, he was my friend. Frank Gifford
My dad's not a very intimidating father figure. Georgia May Jagger
I never had a father figure so I never missed it. Jamie Bell