Daddy
Daddy noun - A male human parent.
Usage example: I stopped calling my father “Daddy” because I thought it sounded childish
Father figure and daddy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Father figure" instead a noun "Daddy".
Father figure
Father figure noun - A man who takes over all the functions of the real father.
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Synonyms for Father figure
Daddy and father figure are semantically related. You can use "Daddy" instead a noun phrase "Father figure".
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Not only does he get the wrong person, but he manages to misinterpret "daddy" as "father figure" rather than anything sexual.
Source: Visual Novel / Super Health Club - She soon had a very strong father figure in Daddy Warbucks, but the earliest stories had her on her own in the world, and she never really has a mother figure.
Source: Parental Abandonment / Comics - Considering Erin clearly came to see Michael as a father figure, it might have just been her being a jealous Daddy's Girl.
Source: What Does She See in Him?
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