Grandfather
Grandfather noun - A person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent.
Usage example: this tradition has been passed down from our pioneer grandfathers
Primogenitor and grandfather are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Primogenitor" instead a noun "Grandfather".
Primogenitor
Primogenitor noun - A person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent.
Usage example: the family held a huge reunion to mark the 200th anniviersary of their primogenitors' arrival in America
Grandfather and primogenitor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grandfather" instead a noun "Primogenitor".
Nearby Word: primogeniture
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- author and grandfather
- author and primogenitor
- begetter and grandfather
- begetter and primogenitor
- progenitor and grandfather
- progenitor and primogenitor
- ruler and grandfather
- ruler and primogenitor
- ancestor and grandfather
- ancestor and primogenitor
- patriarch and grandfather
- patriarch and primogenitor
- matriarch and grandfather
- matriarch and primogenitor
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