Founding Fathers of the United States

founding

— noun (= initiation, foundation) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new she looked forward to her initiation as an adult the foundation of a new scientific society

father Noun

— The father of a person is the man who is one of that person's parents. The father of Bill Smith IV is Bill Smith III.

father Verb

— To have children (only applies to males) He fathered six children in six years.

of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

united Adjective

— I some things (two or more) are united they are together. These act as one thing. This is often used for people of groups of people. We are united in our goals. John as Sue were united in holy matrimony (marriage) last week. We stand united against our enemies.

States properNoun

— (historical, US) Those parts of the United States comprising states rather than territories. — (Channel Islands) The parliament of either of the two Channel Islands countries: the States of Guernsey or the States of Jersey.