father of the nation

English

Alternative forms

Father of the Nation

Noun

father of the nation (plural fathers of the nation)

A man considered the driving force behind the establishment of a country, state, or nation.
Coordinate term: mother of the nation

Usage notes

Often used as an honorific title.

Translations

Translations

Dutch: vader des vaderlands m
Finnish: kansakunnan isä
French: père de la nation m, père de la patrie m
German: Vater des Vaterlandes m
Hindi: राष्ट्रपिता m (rāṣṭrapitā)
Indonesian: bapak negara
Italian: padre della patria m
Latin: pater patriae m
Polish: ojciec narodu m, ojciec ojczyzny m
Portuguese: pai da pátria m
Russian: оте́ц оте́чества m (otéc otéčestva)
Spanish: padre de la nación m, padre de la patria m

See also

founding father

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