founding father
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founding father¹
noun founding fathers
- A man who founded something.
Founding Father²
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Coined by American politician Warren G. Harding in his keynote speech at the 1916 Republican National Convention, when he was a U.S. senator.
noun Founding Fathers
- Any of the men who were responsible for the founding of the United States of America, especially political leaders who drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution and military leaders who fought in the American Revolutionary War. At the heart of it, I thought of the Great Society as an extension of the Bill of Rights. When our fundamental American rights were set forth by the Founding Fathers, they reflected the concerns of a people who sought freedom in their time. But in our time a broadened concept of freedom requires tha
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noun man who founded something — see also founding mother, founder
| Español | padre fundador |
|---|---|
| Português | pai fundador |
| Français | père fondateur |
| Deutsch | Gründervater, Gründungsvater |
| Italiano | padre fondatore |
| Русский | оте́ц-основа́тель otéc-osnovátelʹ |
noun man who founded something
| 中文 | 國父 /国父 Guófù |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Gründervater der USA |
Talk about this word "founding father." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/founding%20father. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. founding father. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/founding%20father "founding father." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/founding%20father.Cite this
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