founding father

founding father
found|ing fa|ther [ ,faundıŋ `faðər ] noun count often plural
one of the people who first started an organization, community, set of ideas, etc.
the Founding Fathers
the group of people who wrote the U.S. Constitution in 1787, when the U.S. began to exist as a country

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • founding father — found·ing fa·ther n often cap both Fs: a leading figure in the founding of the U.S.; specif: a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. founding father …   Law dictionary

  • founding father — n someone who begins something such as a new way of thinking, or a new organization founding father of ▪ Saint Basil, one of the founding fathers of the Greek Orthodox Church …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • founding father — ► NOUN 1) a founder. 2) (Founding Father) a member of the convention that drew up the constitution of the US in 1787 …   English terms dictionary

  • founding father — founding fathers 1) N COUNT: oft N of n The founding father of an institution, organization, or idea is the person who sets it up or who first develops it. [LITERARY] Syn: founder 2) N PROPER PLURAL The Founding Fathers of the United States were… …   English dictionary

  • founding father — ☆ founding father n. 1. someone who founds or is instrumental in founding an institution, nation, etc. 2. [usually F F ] a participant in the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, esp. one who signed the document * * * …   Universalium

  • founding father — ☆ founding father n. 1. someone who founds or is instrumental in founding an institution, nation, etc. 2. [usually F F ] a participant in the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, esp. one who signed the document …   English World dictionary

  • founding father — UK [ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈfɑːðə(r)] / US [ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈfɑðər] noun [countable, often plural] Word forms founding father : singular founding father plural founding fathers one of the people who first started an organization, community, set of ideas etc • the… …   English dictionary

  • founding father — noun a founder. ↘(Founding Father) a member of the convention that drew up the constitution of the US in 1787 …   English new terms dictionary

  • Founding Father (short story) — Founding Father is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the August 1965 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. It was inspired by a cover painting of a space helmeted face backed by several crosses, provided by the… …   Wikipedia

  • founding father — noun (countable often plural) 1 someone who begins something such as a new way of thinking, or a new organization: L. Threlkeld, one of the founding fathers of anthropology in Australia 2 Founding Fathers the group of men who wrote the American… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • founding father — noun a person who founds or establishes some institution George Washington is the father of his country • Syn: ↑founder, ↑beginner, ↑father • Derivationally related forms: ↑begin (for: ↑beginner) …   Useful english dictionary

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