what does founding father mean?
FOUNDING FATHER as NOUN
- Meaning
- a person who founds or establishes some institution
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Usage Example(s)
- George Washington is the father of his country
Hypernyms(s) founding father is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Derived(s)
- Meaning
- a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
Hypernyms(s) Founding Father is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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