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Synonyms for forefather in English

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forefather:
- ancestor; forefather; father; sire

English

Detailed Synonyms for forefather in English

forefather:

forefather [the ~] noun

the forefather
the ancestor; the forefather
- ancestor [the ~] noun
- forefather [the ~] noun
the forefather

– the founder of a family ¹
the father; the sire; the forefather
– the founder of a family ¹
- father [the ~] noun
- sire [the ~] noun
- forefather [the ~] noun
  - keep the faith of our forefathers¹
the forefather

– person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group ¹
the forefather
– person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group ¹
- forefather [the ~] noun
  - our forefathers brought forth a great nation¹

Related Words for "forefather":

forefathers

Alternate Synonyms for "forefather":

father; sire; ancestor; ascendant; ascendent; antecedent; root
predecessor

Related Definitions for "forefather":

the founder of a family¹
- keep the faith of our forefathers¹
person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group¹
- our forefathers brought forth a great nation¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University