founding
- n the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- v set up or found
- v set up or lay the groundwork for
- v use as a basis for; found on
founding father
- n a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
- n a person who founds or establishes some institution
foundling
- n a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
foundling hospital
- n a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for