surrogate father

A man who serves as a substitute father for a child's biological father. See: parenting, surrogate

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Conductor and ex-choirmaster at St Aloysius' Joseph Cullen last year admitted sexually abusing a boy who saw him as a "surrogate father".

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Kolini, who spent the first five months of Oliver's life being his surrogate father, admitted she was upset Asuelu believed he could show up and suddenly be a parent to his son.

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A RENOWNED conductor who abused a young boy who saw him as a "surrogate father" is back behind bars.

PERV CONDUCTOR BACK BEHIND BARS; CHOIRMASTER ABUSED NINE-YEAR-OLD 3rd victim came forward after Cullen was jailed for similar offences

Beauties I felt like something of a surrogate father as I prodded and probed the terrier on each visit.

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But in situations where the support of a biological father cannot be counted upon, a child's need for paternal presence can be met by a substitute or surrogate father figure.

The high calling of fatherhood

Consequently, Thomas orchestrates a daredevil rescue mission aided by Newt (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), Frypan (Dexter Darden), Brenda (Salazar) and her surrogate father Jorge (Giancarlo Esposito).

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Consequently, Thomas orchestrates a daredevil rescue mission aided by Newt (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), Frypan (Dexter Darden), Brenda (Rosa Salazar) and her surrogate father Jorge (Giancarlo Esposito).

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Surrogate father to Bill Valle and Godfather to Peter Georgiades, Chris Christou.

ELEFTHERIOU

The siblings drift further from each other as Nathaniel finds a surrogate father in the Darter and Rachel is drawn closer to the Moth.

WARLIGHT

Consequently, Thomas orchestrates a rescue mission aided by Newt (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), Frypan (Dexter Darden), Brenda (Rosa Salazar) and her surrogate father Jorge (Giancarlo Esposito).

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As he comes to regard Master Mahmut as a surrogate father, the two live in a tent on-site on a deserted stretch of land that belongs to Master Mahmut's client.

FICTION: TIMELESS LEGENDS AND MODERN TIMES

Diguid remembers his father, Doc, whose open door policy at his company Du-Good Chemical Laboratories & Manufacturers enabled him to function as a surrogate father for any number of young Africa American youths, some of whom become scientists like their mentor, thereby bringing them a measure of stability in their mid-century American lives.