mother figure

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmʌðə ˌfɪɡə/
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• General-American: /ˈmʌðɚ ˌfɪɡɚ/
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• General-American: /-ɡjɚ/
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No etymology was provided for this word.

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Dutch: moederfiguur — one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother
• Finnish: äitihahmo — one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother
• French: figure maternelle — one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother
• German: Mutterfigur — one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother
• Macedonian: ма́јчинска по́ткрепа (májčinska pótkrepa) — one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother
• Macedonian: ма́јчински лик (májčinski lik) — one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother
• Polish: autorytet — one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother
• Portuguese: figura materna — one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother
• Serbo-Croatian: majčinska figura — one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother
• Serbo-Croatian: materinska figura — one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother
• Spanish: figura materna / maternal — one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother
• Swedish: modersfigur — one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother
• Swedish: modersgestalt — one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother
• Welsh: ffigwr mamol — one who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother