Uncle
The brother of a parent — a male relative whose authority is real and indirect, parental in tone but not in role.
An uncle in a dream is the dream's image of a male relative whose authority is parental in tone and indirect in role. The uncle is family; the uncle is not the father, and the freedom that comes from that difference is part of the relationship. The dream brings the uncle when something in your life — a mentor figure, an older man who advises without ordering, an authority once removed — is operating in that register. An uncle consulted with ease is the dream affirming the relationship. An uncle taking the father's chair, with the actual father missing, is the dream noting that the indirect authority has stepped into the central role, and the original arrangement of the family has shifted.