Founding Fathers

plural noun

1. the delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787.
2. (often lowercase) any group of founders:

   the town's founding fathers.

Founding Fathers

1. A general name for male American patriots during the Revolutionary War , especially the signers of the Declaration of Independence and those who drafted the Constitution . John Adams , Benjamin Franklin , Alexander Hamilton , Thomas Jefferson , James Madison , and George Washington were all Founding Fathers.