mother figure

noun

: an older woman who is respected and admired like a mother
Camp counselors are mother figures to many of the girls at the camp.

Examples of mother figure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web He’s got a very strong mother figure in his life, played by Delia in hand, and she’s believed to him, and she’s loved him. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024 Over the decades, the character showed up on the page as a mentor or a nanny, protector or mother figure. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024 Along with the Cowboy Carter singer and Solange, Knowles has been a matriarch and mother figure to Beyoncé's Destiny Child bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024 Berry brilliantly humanizes and grounds this flawed mother figure, bestowing her with wit, wisdom and a rich internality. Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024 These tartan Mama Bear slippers are bound to be a hit with any mother figure in your life. Esme Benjamin, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024 Shay assumed the role of mother figure Following her biological mother's departure when Sha’Carri was a young child, her grandparents assumed the role of primary caregivers. Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024 Tracie Hale took to her TikTok account, Windridge Farm Tales, to share how her hen, Harriet, became a mother figure to 10 Great Pyrenees puppies. Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024 It’s followed by another self portrait where Howze, his shadow projected on the wall, mouths silent reactions to a monologue from a mother figure asking him to share the details of a seeming act of violence upon him. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024

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“Mother figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mother%20figure. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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