ancestor Synonyms

forefather forebear source ascendent ascendant antecedent root predecessor rootstock sire termer vaunt-courier materfamilias austenite reflex prototype progenitress pas paterfamilias patriarch precedent precursor presager primogenitor procreator progenitor mustelid pater forebears forefathers paleoanthropology roots parents elders antecedents ancestors fathers gramps foreshadower family tree cofounder provenience mom nonparticipant grandparent fore-elder granddaddy forebearer predecessors ancestry