Forebearer
Forebearer noun - A person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent.
Usage example: villagers who still practice many of the customs of their forebearers
Forebear and forebearer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Forebear" instead a noun "Forebearer".
Forebear
Forebear noun - A person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent.
Usage example: his forebears came to America on the Mayflower
Forebearer and forebear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Forebearer" instead a noun "Forebear".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- begetter and forebearer
- begetter and forebear
- progenitor and forebearer
- progenitor and forebear
- prototype and forebearer
- prototype and forebear
- ancestor and forebearer
- ancestor and forebear
- patriarch and forebearer
- patriarch and forebear
- ascendant and forebearer
- ascendant and forebear
- mother and forebearer
- mother and forebear
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