forefather Synonyms

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