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founding father
noun
: a person who helps to create or establish something : a person who founds something
: a man who had an important part in creating the government of the U.S.; specifically : a member of the American Constitutional Convention of 1787
Full Definition of FOUNDING FATHER
1
: an originator of an institution or movement : founder
2
often capitalized both Fs : a leading figure in the founding of the United States; specifically : a member of the American Constitutional Convention of 1787
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First Known Use of FOUNDING FATHER
1914
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- author, begetter, creator, establisher, founder, father, generator, inaugurator, initiator, instituter (or institutor), originator, sire
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