forefather, n.
(forefathers)
freq. cnt. 1
(forefathers)
freq. cnt. 1
the founder of a family
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
father forefather sire
sample sentences
"keep the faith of our forefathers"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group
<noun.person>
forefather
sample sentences
"our forefathers brought forth a great nation"
semantic pointers
hypernym