father figure vs foster-father

father figure and foster-father both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
father figure	Yes	No	No	No
foster-father	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, foster-father is a hyponym of father figure; that is, foster-father is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than father figure:

father figure: a man who takes over all the functions of the real father
foster-father: a man who is a foster parent

Other hyponyms of father figure include foster father, stepfather.

father figure (noun)	foster-father (noun)
a man who takes over all the functions of the real father	a man who is a foster parent

father figure vs foster-father

father figure and foster-father both are nouns.

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