FATHER SURROGATE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a man who takes over all the functions of the real father
   Synonym(s)
   • father figure (what does father figure mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) father surrogate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • man (what does man mean?)
   • adult male (what does adult male mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • foster-father (what does foster-father mean?)
   • stepfather (what does stepfather mean?)