Synonyms of father figure

father figure

noun

as in dad

an older man who acts in a paternal role to younger people

The coach was a stern, wise father figure to his players.

Related Words

• dad
• father
• father image
• pop
• old man
• daddy
• pa
• papa
• sire
• patriarch
• pater
• stepfather
• paterfamilias

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of father figure

Picking him up from the airport in Miami was DME Academy’s director of soccer Todd Eason, a man who would become a father figure for a boy being pulled in every which direction. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Harris said Milligan became a father figure to her after her parents divorced. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

In Season 3, Jeff Daniels appeared as Jimmy’s father, and Segel said that had been a great revelation in what drives Jimmy and his perception of Paul as a kind of father figure. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026

Mosser never let the trauma of her childhood define the course of her life, and gives plenty of credit to other family members, especially her dad’s younger brother Robert, who became a father figure to her and grandfather to her children. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026