ancestor Synonyms

forebear forefather source predecessor root origin forerunner founder parent progenitor antecedent ascendant ascendent grandparent austenite materfamilias pater mustelid family tree sire vaunt-courier termer presager primogenitor procreator progenitress prototype reflex rootstock starter cofounder provenience roots parents elders antecedents ancestors fathers predecessors earlier generation paleoanthropology forefathers forebears mom nonparticipant former generation fore-elder granddaddy forebearer foreshadower