Ancestor
Ancestor noun - A person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent.
Grandparent and ancestor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grandparent" instead a noun "Ancestor".
Grandparent
Grandparent noun - A parent of your father or mother.
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Synonyms for Grandparent
Ancestor and grandparent are semantically related. You can use "Ancestor" instead a noun "Grandparent".
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Related pairs
- connection and ancestor
- connection and grandparent
- progenitor and ancestor
- progenitor and grandparent
- ancestry and ancestor
- ancestry and grandparent
- blood and ancestor
- blood and grandparent
- forbear and ancestor
- forbear and grandparent
- ascendant and ancestor
- ascendant and grandparent
- mother and ancestor
- mother and grandparent
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