forefather

Noun

Meaning

One who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree, but usually in a remote degree; an ancestor.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

father sire grandpa patriarch source dad root parent prototype founder ancestry grandfather predecessor ancestor precedent
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Antonyms

family mother child fruit seed offspring
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Hypernyms

root predecessor ancestor antecedent ascendant ascendent

Hyponyms

patriarch

Phrases with the word

forefather shrine forefather-based

Examples

keep the faith of our forefathers Source: Internet

our forefathers brought forth a great nation Source: Internet

Etymology According to one derivation, "Ayodhya" is said to derive from the name of King "Ayudh," mentioned in Hindu scriptures as a forefather of Lord Rama. Source: Internet

Hotspur issued an amnesty in March which applied to all rebels with the exception of Owain and his cousins, Rhys ap Tudur and Gwilym ap Tudur, sons of Tudur ap Gronw (forefather of King Henry VII of England ). Source: Internet

Dostoevski and Camus are attempts to rewrite Descartes according to their own lights and Descartes is the forefather of Sartre through the fact that they both used a "literary style." Source: Internet

Meyer gives a few examples, including a scene in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, in which Spock quotes directly from a Conan Doyle book and credits Holmes as a forefather to the logic he was espousing. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Foree foreefront foreface forefather shrine forefather-based forefeast