mother figure
noun
: an older woman who is respected and admired like a mother
Camp counselors are mother figures to many of the girls at the camp.
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For mother figure Nadiyah Barrow, the Mother’s Day holiday is a beautiful reminder that love, support, and care can be expressed in countless ways.
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Ronny Maye, Essence, 10 May 2025
Mother's Day is just a few weeks away, and Starbucks has a special lineup of drinkware for the coffee-loving mother figure in your life.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Then there’s Brenda Vaccaro’s Antonella, a Bolognese just as tough as Roberta, and the neighbor/mother figure to Olivia (Linda Cardellini), who happens to be Joe’s old high school flame.
—EW.com, 8 May 2025
Amazon’s Top 100 Mother’s Day Gift List boasts many more thoughtful, practical, and fun items to give to the special mother figure in your life.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
Participants in the workshop will be able to choose from a spectrum of colored tissue paper to make flowers for the mother figure in their lives.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
The show premiered Saturday, April 12, and follows three successful Black men on a quest for love—each with a very opinionated mother (or mother figure) tagging along for the entire ride.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
Her funny magic sidekick and villainous mother figure steal the show.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
The teacher has more life experience, but Abigail becomes, at 17, her mentor and mother figure, bringing Erica to a trans support group and complimenting the nail polish she’s been brave enough to wear in public.
—Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Ronny Maye, Essence, 10 May 2025
Mother's Day is just a few weeks away, and Starbucks has a special lineup of drinkware for the coffee-loving mother figure in your life.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Then there’s Brenda Vaccaro’s Antonella, a Bolognese just as tough as Roberta, and the neighbor/mother figure to Olivia (Linda Cardellini), who happens to be Joe’s old high school flame.
—EW.com, 8 May 2025
Amazon’s Top 100 Mother’s Day Gift List boasts many more thoughtful, practical, and fun items to give to the special mother figure in your life.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
Participants in the workshop will be able to choose from a spectrum of colored tissue paper to make flowers for the mother figure in their lives.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
The show premiered Saturday, April 12, and follows three successful Black men on a quest for love—each with a very opinionated mother (or mother figure) tagging along for the entire ride.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
Her funny magic sidekick and villainous mother figure steal the show.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
The teacher has more life experience, but Abigail becomes, at 17, her mentor and mother figure, bringing Erica to a trans support group and complimenting the nail polish she’s been brave enough to wear in public.
—Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Mother figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mother%20figure. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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