forefather (n)
father#3 (n)
sire (n)

n10102800

type n
lex_filenum 18
def the founder of a family
examples keep the faith of our forefathers
Outgoing links
Hypernym ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root
Derivationally related form sire → sire
Hyponym patriarch
Incoming links
Hyponym ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root
Hypernym patriarch
Derivationally related form sire → sire

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