Noun: father surrogate
- A man who takes over all the functions of the real father
"His coach became a father surrogate to him after his dad passed away";
- 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 [N. Amer, informal], man, sod [informal]