forefather

Letters that make forefather

a, o, e, f, h, r, t are letters that make 'forefather'

Words within forefather

ER, ore, OR, he, re, fa, father, FO, ref, He, at, fat, fore, Re, Father, At, Er, Th are words within 'forefather'


2 possible definitions for 'forefather'

Forefather as "person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group"

Under this definition, forefather is a noun and has the following properties:

forefather as a type

'forefather' can be a type of predecessor.

Example of forefather used within this context

"our forefathers brought forth a great nation"


Forefather as "the founder of a family"

Under this definition, forefather is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

father, sire have the same meaning as 'forefather'

forefather as a type

'forefather' can be a type of ancestor, ascendent, ascendant, root, antecedent.

Types of forefather

patriarch is a type of forefather.

Derivatives of forefather

father, beget, engender, generate, bring forth, mother, get, sire are derivatives of 'forefather'.

Example of forefather used within this context

"keep the faith of our forefathers"



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