mother figure

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mother figure

An older woman, often one in a position of power or influence, who elicits the emotions usually reserved for a mother.

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mother figure - a woman who evokes the feelings usually reserved for a mother

adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

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