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.
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The gang’s mentor and mother figure Dina (Close) has kept her romantic spirit despite her work, but struggles with the declining health of her husband, Doug (Ed O’Neill).
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
The horror of labor is no longer centered on the mother figure but on the fears of a child whose birth family trained him to never trust a person who presents themselves as a loving parent.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
And Diane was like a mother figure to me who was very safe.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Unsurprisingly, Moms Aren’t Finding Enough Support Mothering without a mother figure is challenging enough.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
One of the reasons that Zhao initially shied away from the book was to avoid dealing with a mother figure.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
The pich was seen as an anthropomorphic mother figure, so revered that it was forbidden to swear in her presence.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
As a working mom as well as a mother figure to Beyoncé’s bandmate Kelly Rowland and niece Angie Beyincé, Knowles persevered to open a hair salon for professional Black women in Houston.
—Scarlett Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
The horror of labor is no longer centered on the mother figure but on the fears of a child whose birth family trained him to never trust a person who presents themselves as a loving parent.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
And Diane was like a mother figure to me who was very safe.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Unsurprisingly, Moms Aren’t Finding Enough Support Mothering without a mother figure is challenging enough.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
One of the reasons that Zhao initially shied away from the book was to avoid dealing with a mother figure.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
The pich was seen as an anthropomorphic mother figure, so revered that it was forbidden to swear in her presence.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
As a working mom as well as a mother figure to Beyoncé’s bandmate Kelly Rowland and niece Angie Beyincé, Knowles persevered to open a hair salon for professional Black women in Houston.
—Scarlett Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Mother figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mother%20figure. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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