Defenition of the word ancestor

• Defenition of the word ancestor

  • Person from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any number of generations.
  • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent)
  • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

Synonyms for the word ancestor

• • antecedent
  • ascendant
  • ascendent
  • forebear
  • forefather
  • progenitor
  • root

Hyponyms for the word ancestor

• • ancestress
  • father
  • forbear
  • forebear
  • forefather
  • foremother
  • primogenitor
  • progenitor
  • sire

Hypernyms for the word ancestor

• • relation
  • relative

Antonyms for the word ancestor

• • descendant
  • descendent
  • offspring
  • progeny

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