Predecessor and Son

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Predecessor noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.

Usage example: the once-ubiquitous typewriter was the predecessor of today's electronic keyboard

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Son is an antonym for predecessor.

Son noun - A male human offspring.

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Predecessor is an antonym for son.

beloved	beloved predecessor	beloved son
human	human predecessor	human son
old	old predecessor	old son
original	original predecessor	original son
Other adjectives: dead, real, famous, deceased, older.

Historical Villain Upgrade: Stephen of England goes from "weak pawn of the nobles" to personally arranging the deaths of his predecessor, Henry I, and his son and heir so he can inherit the throne.

Source: Series / The Pillars of the Earth
He decides to spare the life of Constantine, the infant son of his predecessor.

Source: Grand Unified Timeline / Medieval History
The Carolingian Pepin the Short, upon seizing the throne of the Frankish Empire, promptly sent his Merovingian predecessor Childeric III and his son Theuderic to a monastery, to get rid of any potential rival claimants.

Source: Locked Away in a Monastery

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