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Noun: father surrogate
  1. A man who takes over all the functions of the real father
    - father figure

Derived forms: father surrogates

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [Brit, N. Amer, informal], man, sod [informal]

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