FOUNDING FATHER as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a person who founds or establishes some institution
    Synonym(s) 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. 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