founding father
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of the men who were responsible for the founding of the United States of America, especially political leaders who drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution and military leaders who fought in the American Revolutionary War.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "At the heart of it, I thought of the Great Society as an extension of the Bill of Rights. When our fundamental American rights were set forth by the Founding Fathers, they reflected the concerns of a people who sought freedom in their time. But in our time a broadened concept of freedom requires that every American have the right to a healthy body, a full education, a decent home, and the opportunity to develop to the best of his talents."
Etymology
Coined by American politician Warren G. Harding in his keynote speech at the 1916 Republican National Convention, when he was a U.S. senator.
Usage
- American usage