English Explanatory Dictionary

surrogate father

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A man who takes care of a child when one or more of the parents are unavailable (see also surrogate parent, foster parents).
  2. A man who acts as a father figure to a child usually when a father is not in the picture.

Word forms

surrogate father surrogate fathers
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