FATHER FIGURE

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does father figure mean? 

• FATHER FIGURE (noun)
  The noun FATHER FIGURE has 1 sense:

1. a man who takes over all the functions of the real father

  Familiarity information: FATHER FIGURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FATHER FIGURE (noun)

Meaning:

A man who takes over all the functions of the real father

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

father figure; father surrogate

Hypernyms ("father figure" is a kind of...):

adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "father figure"):

foster father; foster-father (a man who is a foster parent)

stepfather (the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage)