Forefather

What do we mean by forefather?

An ancestor. synonym: ancestor. noun

A person who is from an earlier time and has originated or contributed to a common tradition shared by a particular group. noun

An ancestor; one who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree, but usually in a remote degree. noun

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

The anniversary of the day (December 21) on which the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts (1620). On account of a mistake in reckoning the change from Old Style to New Style, it has generally been celebrated on the 22d. noun

Ancestor (Wikipedia). noun

Cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition. noun

The founder of a family noun

Person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group noun

Ancestor.Wp

Cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition.

There was not one decent fellow among them. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to forefather:
forefather, foregather, forgather, forefathers, foremother.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word forefather:
amber, ibrahim, descendant, lineage, noah, abraham, patronage, descendants, ancestor, tribe, clan, noble, dynasty, shah, generations, survival, kings, ali, genre, sons, khan, horror, evil, reign, ruled, founder, generation, ben, brothers, modern, family, alexander, branch, mentioned, sources, king, movement, nation, son, famous, georgia, ancient.

Words that rhyme with forefather:
father, bother, grandfather, godfather, stepfather, strother, great grandfather, founding father, church father, foster father, city father, holy father, lawther, oldfather.

Adjectives that are often used to describe forefather:
great, first, common, spiritual, own, rude, literary, intellectual, divine, ancient, mythical, illustrious, oldest, original, distant, remote, immediate, real, worthy, legendary, american, direct, mighty, famous, distinguished, aboriginal, venerable, glorious, earliest, stern, spanish, black, irish, deceased, aforesaid, revered, invisible, teutonic, dead, supposed, gallant, mythic, puritan, courageous, biblical, noble, reputed, excellent, revolutionary, eyed, primitive, unpoetical, pilgrim, talented, famed, pure, prime, ancestral, philosophical, saintly, eminent, founding, respected, colonial, heroic.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective forefather:
grief, lands, hoof, stood.

Words that sound like forefather:
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