father figure 
noun
An older man who is respected for his paternal qualities and may be an emotional substitute for a father: his life was anchored by the rock-like presence of a reassuring father figure...
- If you do not have a father, a common substitute is a father figure or even your brother would make a very nice gesture.
- The instructor had been an older man and someone that Carl had seen as a father figure, a substitute to fill part of a missing piece of his life.
- Personally I didn't respect him as a father figure, but lots of kids did.
- johnnycake
- johnny-come-lately
- Johnny-on-the-spot
- Johnny Reb
- John of Damascus, St
- John of Gaunt
- John of the Cross, St
- John o'Groats
- John Paul II
- John Q. Public
- John, Sir Elton
- Johns, Jasper
- johnson
- Johnson, Amy
- Johnson, Andrew
- Johnson City
- Johnson, Cornelius
- Johnson, Earvin
- Johnsonian
- Johnson, Jack
- Johnson, James Weldon
- Johnson, Jimmie
- Johnson, Lyndon Baines
- Johnson, Michael
- Johnson, Philip