Forerunner
Forerunner noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.
Usage example: enjoyed the demonstration of the simple hand loom that was the forerunner of today's computer-controlled looms
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Synonyms for Forerunner
Granddaddy and forerunner are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Granddaddy" instead a noun "Forerunner".
Granddaddy
Granddaddy noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.
Usage example: the granddaddy of all English mystery novels
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Synonyms for Granddaddy
Forerunner and granddaddy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Forerunner" instead a noun "Granddaddy".
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Related pairs
- model and forerunner
- model and granddaddy
- prototype and forerunner
- prototype and granddaddy
- original and forerunner
- original and granddaddy
- ancestor and forerunner
- ancestor and granddaddy
- mother and forerunner
- mother and granddaddy
- father and forerunner
- father and granddaddy
- forefather and forerunner
- forefather and granddaddy
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