At 12, her oldest son was acting as a parent figure for his siblings.

What a bonus for Kenny that he had so many parent figures!

The workplace family begins with the parent figure: the boss.

We've got a show where the parent figure is imperfect, and so are the kids.

After his mother died of cancer in 1995, his grandmother became a parent figure to him.

We were defined by other people - our parents or parent figures.

"The agent has basically replaced the editor as the parent figure in the author's life," he said.

But if it's a child, then it's looking for a parent figure.

Olsen looks up to his coworkers as role models and parent figures.

I felt like I had become a parent figure or part of the problem.