Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parental figure

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
parental -fig-ure
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who represents, behaves as, or is regarded as equivalent to a parent for another person or group of people.

Inflected Forms

parental figures (plural)

Phrases

mother figure father figure authority figure role model

Frequently Paired Words

mother figure father figure authority figure role model

Questions

What does parental figure mean?
One who represents, behaves as, or is regarded as equivalent to a parent for another person or group of people.

How to pronounce parental figure

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