founding father

Definition of Founding Father in English :

1. founding father

a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787

2. beginner, father, founder, founding father

a person who founds or establishes some institution

Example Sentences:
'George Washington is the father of his country'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Founding Father

noun

(often capitals)

a person who founds or establishes an important institution, esp a member of the US Constitutional Convention (1787)

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

n.

1. A member of the convention that drafted the US Constitution in 1787.

2. founding father A man who founds or establishes something.