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1. A person who founds or establishes some institution
   "George Washington is the founding father of his country";
   - founder, beginner, father

1. A member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787

Derived forms: founding fathers, Founding Fathers

Type of: conceiver, mastermind, national leader, originator, solon, statesman

Part of: Constitutional Convention

Encyclopedia: Founding father