forefather
noun
1 forefather
The founder of a family:
— Keep the faith of our forefathers.
Polish: praojciec
2 forefather
Person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group.
forefathers
noun
Roget 166: paternity; parentage; consanguinity etc. 11. parent; father, sire, dad, papa, paterfamilias, abba†; genitor, progenitor, ... show more
Roget 130: veteran, old man, seer, patriarch, graybeard; grandfather, grandsire; grandam; gaffer, gammer; crone; pantaloon; sexagenarian, octogenarian, ... show more
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