| Main Entry: | forebearer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | family predecessor |
Synonyms: |
ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, author, begetter, forerunner, founder, materfamilias, matriarch, originator, parent, paterfamilias, patriarch, precursor, primogenitor, procreator, progenitor, relative, sire |
| Main Entry: | elder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | older person |
Synonyms: |
ancestor, ancient, forebearer, golden ager, matriarch, old fogey, oldest, oldster, patriarch, senior, senior citizen, superior, veteran |
| Notes: | elder is used when precedence with respect to birth order is the point; older is used when the point is seniority with respect to age |
Antonyms: |
junior, minor, youngster, youth |
| Main Entry: | father |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male person who begets children |
Synonyms: |
ancestor, begetter, dad, daddy, forebearer, origin, pa, padre, papa, parent, pop*, predecessor, procreator, progenitor, sire, source |
Antonyms: |
mother |
| Main Entry: | forefather |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ancestor |
Synonyms: |
antecedent, ascendant, forebearer, patriarch, precursor, predecessor, primogenitor, procreator, progenitor |
| Main Entry: | forerunner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | messenger, herald |
Synonyms: |
advertiser, advocate, ancestor, announcer, author, envoy, forebearer, foregoer, harbinger, initiator, originator, pioneer, precursor, progenitor, prognostic, prototype |
| Main Entry: | founder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who establishes an institution |
Synonyms: |
architect, author, beginner, benefactor, builder, constructor, creator, designer, establisher, forebearer, framer, generator, initiator, institutor, inventor, maker, organizer, originator, patron, planner, prime mover |
| Main Entry: | mother |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | female person who has borne children |
Synonyms: |
ancestor, child-bearer, creator, forebearer, mom, mommy, origin, parent, predecessor, procreator, progenitor, source |
Antonyms: |
father |