5
foster father(noun, expression, person, individual, relative)
5
step father(noun, expression, person, individual, relative)
5
stepfather(noun, person, individual, relative, father)
4
progenitor(noun, person, individual, antecedent, paternity)
4
ancestor(noun, person, individual, antecedent, paternity)
4
old boy(noun, expression, person, individual, relative)
3
mom's guy(noun, expression, person, individual, antecedent)
3
antecedent(noun, person, individual, ancestor, ascendant)
3
archetype(noun, person, individual, antecedent, ancestor)
3
ascendant(noun, person, individual, antecedent, ancestor)
3
forebear(noun, person, individual, antecedent, ancestor)
3
forefather(noun, person, individual, antecedent, ancestor)
3
master(noun, person, individual, antecedent, ancestor)
3
original(noun, person, individual, antecedent, ancestor)
3
pope(noun, relationships, man, parent)
3
predecessor(noun, person, individual, antecedent, ancestor)
3
protoplast(noun, person, individual, antecedent, ancestor)
3
prototype(noun, person, individual, antecedent, ancestor)
2
father figure(noun, expression, person, individual, relative)
1
father image(noun, expression, person, individual, relative)
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