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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Maeve is caring, the mother figure who's in there pitching on the side of the kids. Victoria Edel, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024 The caregiving that this mother figure does could look like offering advice and comfort, cooking meals, dropping them off at school, or hosting playdates at the park. ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 29 Oct. 2024 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

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“Mother figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mother%20figure. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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