Forefather
Forefather noun - A person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent.
Parent
Parent noun - A father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian.
Forefather is a synonym for parent in kin topic. You can use "Forefather" instead a noun "Parent", if it concerns topics such as ancestor, ascendant, genitor. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- root and forefather
- root and parent
- origin and forefather
- origin and parent
- begetter and forefather
- begetter and parent
- progenitor and forefather
- progenitor and parent
- ancestor and forefather
- ancestor and parent
- patriarch and forefather
- patriarch and parent
- ascendant and forefather
- ascendant and parent
How words are described
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Parent and Forefather. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/forefather/parent
Forefather & Parent. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/forefather/parent>.
Parent or Forefather. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/forefather/parent.
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