father of the nation

English

Alternative forms

• Father of the Nation

Noun

father of the nation (plural fathers of the nation)

1. 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