"surrogate father" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: surrogate fathers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} surrogate father (plural surrogate fathers)
  1. A man who takes care of a child when one or more of the parents are unavailable (see also surrogate parent, foster parents).
    Sense id: en-surrogate_father-en-noun-5OP2Zn6I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. A man who acts as a father figure to a child usually when a father is not in the picture.
    Sense id: en-surrogate_father-en-noun-EZbI7b64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

Inflected forms

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