forefather
2 antonyms for forefather — opposites grouped by meaning.
Noun — A member of your family who lived a long time before you.
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Etymology
Came from Middle English forefader, forfader, vorvader, from Old English forefæder (“forefather”), though it may also have merged with Old Norse forfaðir; it is equivalent to fore- + father. Compare Dutch voorvader (“forefather”), German Vorvater, Vorfahr (“forefather”), Danish forfader (“forefather”) and Swedish förfa...
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