founding mother
founding mother · founding mothers
A woman who founded somethingA woman who founded (established or started) something.
UK/ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈmʌðə/US/ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈmʌðɚ/
Meaning
1 sensesA woman who founded (established or started) something.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From founding (“who or that founds (establishes, starts) or founded”) + mother, modelled aFrom founding (“who or that founds (establishes, starts) or founded”) + mother, modelled after founding father.
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Forms
plural: founding mothers| Singular | founding mother |
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