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father substitute

fa·ther sub·sti·tute
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fah-th er suhb-sti-toot, -tyoot]
    • /ˈfɑ ðər ˈsʌb stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fah-th er suhb-sti-toot, -tyoot]
    • /ˈfɑ ðər ˈsʌb stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut/

Definition of father substitute words

  • noun father substitute a male who replaces an absent father and becomes an object of attachment. 1

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Origin of father substitute

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Father substitute

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

father substitute popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for father substitute

noun father substitute

  • father figure — a man embodying or seeming to embody the qualities of an idealized conception of the male parent, eliciting from others the emotional responses that a child typically has toward its father.

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