He even stayed for the evening meal, a massive, almost paternal, figure at the head of a small table.

After that, he grew especially close to his two sisters, becoming a paternal figure to them.

The paternal figure whose appeal ran across the spectrum.

Will he find the paternal figure he's been looking for?

The absence of a paternal figures will be a constant in Amelio's future works.

He was also much older than Mark, a paternal figure, filling a deep need in his life.

Gone was the tolerant, accepting paternal figure who shared the sense of fear and purpose that united the rest of them.

Both also feel a degree of rage about their treatment by these beloved paternal figures.

Yedigei thereafter becomes the paternal figure in her children's lives and grows to love them more than his own daughters.

They are very close to their father or paternal figure treating to look like him when they are growing.