Prompted by dream sirens to «Sleep like others you learn to admire / Be like your mother, be like your sire,» Merrick formally imitates the dead maternal figure (whose photo he keeps under his pillow) and the equivocal paternal figure of Jesus / Treves (whose names have been linked). (religion-online.org)
You must let the kids know that there is a new paternal figure in the house who has the same level of authority as you. (bestfamilyguide.com)
Hugh Bonneville is no stranger to playing paternal figures if you've seen his work as Lord Grantham on «Downton Abbey.» (paulstriptothemovies.com)