father hunger
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The longing felt by (especially young) men for approbation from a father, or father figure.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Father hunger appears to be a crucial motivational variable in matters as diverse as caretaking, sexual orientation, moral development, and achievement level."
- "Father hunger is the deep, but often unconscious, longing young men, and even older men, have for affirmation from male authority figures."
- "Bill Clinton, like many presidents, may have had what men's movement activist Robert Bly has called “father hunger.”"