mother figure

mother figure

English

Noun

mother figure (plural mother figures)

1. One who represents, behaves as, or is regarded as equivalent to a mother for another person or group of people.

   Coordinate term: father figure

Translations

one who represents, behaves as, or is regarded as a mother

Finnish: äitihahmo Polish: autorytet (pl) m

See also

• authority figure
• role model

Further reading

• “mother figure” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• “mother figure”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
• “mother figure”, in Collins English Dictionary.