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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Talamasca wants viewers to invest in these two as a pair — Guy as the resistant, questioning prodigy and Helen as his no-nonsense, charmingly manipulative mother figure — but the series doesn’t develop Guy well enough to make their relationship worth caring about.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 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
For mother figure Nadiyah Barrow, the Mother’s Day holiday is a beautiful reminder that love, support, and care can be expressed in countless ways.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 10 May 2025
Then there’s Brenda Vaccaro’s Antonella, a Bolognese just as tough as Roberta, and the neighbor/mother figure to Olivia (Linda Cardellini), who happens to be Joe’s old high school flame.
—EW.com, 8 May 2025
Amazon’s Top 100 Mother’s Day Gift List boasts many more thoughtful, practical, and fun items to give to the special mother figure in your life.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 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
For mother figure Nadiyah Barrow, the Mother’s Day holiday is a beautiful reminder that love, support, and care can be expressed in countless ways.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 10 May 2025
Then there’s Brenda Vaccaro’s Antonella, a Bolognese just as tough as Roberta, and the neighbor/mother figure to Olivia (Linda Cardellini), who happens to be Joe’s old high school flame.
—EW.com, 8 May 2025
Amazon’s Top 100 Mother’s Day Gift List boasts many more thoughtful, practical, and fun items to give to the special mother figure in your life.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
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“Mother figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mother%20figure. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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