Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

founding mother

/ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈmʌðɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: found-ing moth-er
IPA: /ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈmʌðɚ/

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who founded (established or started) something.

Example Sentences

"Finally there is a comprehensive, well-documented life of founding mother Elizabeth Cady Stanton: In Her Own Right, by Elisabeth Griffith. Griffith focuses upon both the life and the social atmosphere which led to the beginnings of the first wave of American feminism."
"She (Audrey Lorde) is a member of the founding collective of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press and a founding mother of SISA, Sisterhood in Support of Sisters in South Africa."
"There could even be a case made for treating Jane Harrison as a founding mother of social science (Beard, 2000)."
"The initial founding mother, Eve, becomes a paradigmatic figure in later Jewish and Christian exegesis[…]"

Etymology

From founding (“who or that founds (establishes, starts) or founded”) + mother, modelled after founding father.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈmʌðɚ/
British English: /ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈmʌðə/

Inflected Forms

founding mothers (plural)

Phrases

founding father founding member

Frequently Paired Words

founding father founding member

Rhymes With

other another rather mother brother smother nother pother tother wuther suther

Questions

How do you pronounce founding mother?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈmʌðɚ/.
What does founding mother mean?: A woman who founded (established or started) something.
Where does founding mother come from?: From founding (“who or that founds (establishes, starts) or founded”) + mother, modelled after founding father.

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