forefather Synonyms

father sire paternal forebear source root prototype progenitor procreator primogenitor predecessor precursor creator granddaddy forebearer predecessors fathers ancestors antecedents forebears grandpappy granddad grandad gramps precedent patriarch parent engender dad begetter beget ascendant antecessor antecedent ancestry ancestress forebear foregoer foremother originator laminitis great-grandfather grandsire grandpapa grandpa grandfather founder forerunner ancestor