ALL meanings of father figure
fa·ther fig·ure
F f - noun 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. 1
- countable noun father figure If you describe someone as a father figure, you mean that you feel able to turn to that person for advice and support in the same way that you might turn to your father. 0
- noun father figure someone who is thought of as taking the place of a father and being the person you can turn to for advice, support, guidance, or help 0