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Found·ing Father   (foun'dĭng)
n.  
  1. A member of the convention that drafted the U.S. Constitution in 1787.
  2. founding father A man who founds or establishes something.

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founding father

noun
1. a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787 
2. a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" [syn: founder

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ˈfounding ˈfather1 noun
the first or one of the first founders of an organization, a school of thought etc
Example: the founding father of psychoanalysis
Arabic: مُؤَسِّس
Chinese (Simplified): 创立人
Chinese (Traditional): 創立人
Czech: zakladatel
Danish: en af grundlæggerne
Estonian: asutaja, rajaja
Greek: πνευματικός πατέρας, ιδρυτικό μέλος
Hungarian: vminek az "atyja"
Indonesian: pendiri
Italian: fondatore
Latvian: dibinātājs; tēvs
Lithuanian: steigėjas, įkūrėjas, pradininkas
Norwegian: grunnlegger
Polish: ojciec
Russian: родоначальник
Slovak: zakladateľ
Slovenian: ustanovitelj, utemeljitelj
Spanish: fundador, padre
Swedish: grundare, instiftare
Turkish: kurucu
ˈfounding ˈfather2 noun
The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were the people who drew up its constitution
Arabic: المُؤَسِّسون
Chinese (Simplified): 开国者,创始人
Chinese (Traditional): 開國者,創始人
Czech: otec, zakladatel
Danish: grundlæggerne
Greek: πατέρας του έθνους
Hungarian: az Alapító Atyák
Indonesian: pendiri
Italian: fondatore
Latvian: Tēvi Dibinātāji
Lithuanian: JAV įkūrėjai
Norwegian: USAs grunnleggere, stamfedre
Polish: Ojcowie Założyciele
Russian: отцыоснователи
Slovak: otec, zakladateľ
Slovenian: ustanovitelji Združenih držav Amerike
Spanish: los Padres de la Constitución Americana
Swedish: ”unionens fäder”
Turkish: A.B.D Kurucu Meclisi Üyeleri
See also: founder, founding, found, foundation

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