forefather (noun)

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• forefather — (or foremother) ► NOUN ▪ an ancestor …   English terms dictionary

• forefather's-cup — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun (plural forefather s cups) : pitcher plant a …   Useful english dictionary

• forefather — noun Date: 14th century 1. ancestor 1a 2. a person of an earlier period and common heritage …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• forefather — noun /ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə,ˈfɔɹˌfɑːðɚ/ a) Ancestor b) Cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition …   Wiktionary

• forefather — noun See forebear …   Thesaurus of popular words

• forefather — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. ancestor, progenitor, forebear; see ancestor . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. forbear, progenitor, forerunner, predecessor. see ancestor III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person from whom one is descended: ancestor,… …   English dictionary for students

• forefather — (or foremother) noun an ancestor or precursor …   English new terms dictionary

• forefather — /ˈfɔfaðə / (say fawfahdhuh) noun an ancestor …  

• parent — noun 1》 a father or mother.     ↘an animal or plant from which younger ones are derived. 2》 an organization or company which owns or controls a number of subsidiaries. 3》 archaic a forefather or ancestor. verb [often as noun parenting] be or act… …   English new terms dictionary

• ancestor — noun Etymology: Middle English ancestre, from Anglo French, from Latin antecessor predecessor, from antecedere to go before, from ante + cedere to go Date: 13th century 1. a. one from whom a person is descended and who is usually more remote in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• forebearer — noun Date: 1852 ancestor, forefather …   New Collegiate Dictionary