progenitor

Noun

Meaning

An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

primogenitor source father mother author producer dad pater origin root parent prototype founder ancestry grandfather
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Antonyms

dauphin mother child daughter copy seed
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Hypernyms

root ancestor antecedent ascendant ascendent

Hyponyms

genitor

Related terms

progeny progenitive

Phrases with the word

granulocyte-monocyte progenitor cell dendritic cell progenitor legendary progenitor granulocyte-macrophage progenitor

Examples

The god, it would appear, was frequently thought of as the physical progenitor or first father of his people. William Robertson Smith

Though the large runt pigeon, with its massive beak and its huge feet, differs from its blue and barred progenitor the rock, it is a pigeon still. David Brewster

All living organisms fall into one of three large groups (domains) [Bacteria, Archeara, Eukarya] that define three branches of evolution from a common progenitor. Albert L. Lehninger

According to the mythology outlined by Virgil in the Aeneid, Romulus and Remus were both descendants of Aeneas through their mother Rhea Silvia, making Aeneas the progenitor of the Roman people. Source: Internet

Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, Tucker, 16. he did not set out to rebel against the past. Source: Internet

Again it should be observable wherever it occurs, but it is less likely that the progenitor will ever have been observed prior to the explosion. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

progenitally progenitive progenitiveness progenitor cell progenitorial progenitorship