noun
Meaning 1
A woman who founded (established or started) something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
founding mother
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
-
Received-Pronunciation: /ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈmʌðə/
-
General-American: /ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈmʌðɚ/
-
General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
-
rhymes with -ʌðə(ɹ)
History
Etymology
From founding (“who or that founds (establishes, starts) or founded”) + mother, modelled after founding father.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: perustaja — woman who founded something
- French: mère fondatrice — woman who founded something
- Galician: nai fundadora — woman who founded something
- Georgian: დამფუძნებელი დედა (dampuʒnebeli deda) — woman who founded something
- Mon: ယာဲညးပ္တန်ပဒှ် (yāyñaḥptanpadh) — woman who founded something
- Polish: założycielka — woman who founded something