ancestress

Noun

Meaning

A female ancestor.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

crone father parent ancestry grandfather predecessor ancestor precursor grandmother forerunner progenitor antecedent sire ascendant forefather

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Antonyms

babe Son mother child kid daughter

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Hypernyms

root ancestor antecedent ascendant ascendent

Examples

Prometheus comforted Io with the information that she would be restored to human form and become the ancestress of the greatest of all heroes, Heracles (Hercules). Source: Internet

They are called the Banza Bakwai meaning Bastard or Bogus Seven on account of their ancestress' slave status. Source: Internet

He is believed to be son of Emperor Kōshō; and his mother is believed to have been Yosotarashi-no-hime, who was the daughter of Okitsuyoso, and ancestress of the Owari. Source: Internet

Julius Caesar claimed Venus as both patron and divine ancestress; he funded a new temple to her and dedicated it during his quadruple triumph of 46 BCE. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ancestrality ancestrall ancestrally ancestrial ancestrian ancestrie