mother figure

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌðə ˌfɪɡə/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌðɚ ˌfɪɡɚ/, /-ɡjɚ/
• Hyphenation: moth‧er fig‧ure

mother figure (plural mother figures)

1. One (especially an older woman) who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother for another person or group of people.

   Coordinate term: father figure

• authority figure
• role model

• father figure on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “mother figure, n.” under “mother, n.¹ (and int.)”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2023.
• “mother figure”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “mother figure, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.
• “mother figure”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “mother figure”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.