Dictionary

mother figure en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmʌðə ˌfɪɡə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /-ɡjɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈmʌðɚ ˌfɪɡɚ/ (General-American)

Meanings

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.

Forms

Coordinates

father figure

Relateds

role model · authority figure

Translations (14)

sh materinska figura (one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother) · nl moederfiguur (one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother) · mk ма́јчински лик (one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother) · sv modersgestalt (one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother) · es figura materna / maternal (one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother) · sv modersfigur (one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother) · pt figura materna (one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother) · de Mutterfigur (one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother) · pl autorytet (one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother) · fr figure maternelle (one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother) · mk ма́јчинска по́ткрепа (one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother) · cy ffigwr mamol (one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother) · fi äitihahmo (one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother) · sh majčinska figura (one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother)