founding father

== English == === Noun === founding father (plural founding fathers) A man who founded something. Coordinate term: founding mother ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “founding father”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “founding father”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “founding father”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “founding father” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.