"founding mother" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈmʌðə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈmʌðɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-founding mother.oga Forms: founding mothers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌðə(ɹ) Etymology: From founding (“who or that founds (establishes, starts) or founded”) + mother, modelled after founding father. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|founding|mother|notext=1|t1=who or that founds (establishes, starts) or founded|type=endocentric}} founding (“who or that founds (establishes, starts) or founded”) + mother Head templates: {{en-noun}} founding mother (plural founding mothers)
  1. A woman who founded (established or started) something. Categories (topical): Female people Related terms: founding father, founding member Translations (woman who founded something): perustaja (Finnish), mère fondatrice [feminine] (French), nai fundadora [feminine] (Galician), ယာဲညးပ္တန်ပဒှ် (yāyñaḥptanpadh) (Mon), założycielka [feminine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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