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founding mothers

founding mothers is the plural of founding mother.

Meaning of founding mother

Noun

founding mother (plural founding mothers)

  1. A woman who founded (established or started) something.
    • 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.1984 December 29, Michael Bronski, “Hot Off The Presses”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 25, page 10

Questions about founding mothers

What is founding mothers the plural of?
Founding mothers is the plural of founding mother.

Words near founding mothers in the dictionary

  1. founding father
  2. founding fathers
  3. founding member
  4. founding members
  5. founding mother
  6. founding mothers
  7. foundings
  8. foundling
  9. foundling wheel
  10. foundling wheels
  11. foundlinghood

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