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

Dean Celia, Froio’s nephew, shared his earliest memories of Froio as a mother figure who helped raise him. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

The two sisters were close, and Emma was said to be a mother figure to Lizzie. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

The world will remember Dolly Parton as many things – a masterful songwriter, a pioneering businesswoman and a mother figure. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

If the romance doesn’t work out, the person who may suffer most is that little boy, who will have lost another mother figure. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 29 July 2026

Rhymes for mother figure

• reconfigure
• configure
• disfigure
• prefigure