MeanOF

forebearer

- noun (n)

Meaning: family predecessor

Synonyms: ancestor antecedent ascendant author begetter forerunner founder materfamilias matriarch originator parent paterfamilias patriarch precursor primogenitor procreator progenitor relative sire

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