| 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: | man of the house |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | householder |
Synonyms: |
father, goodman, husband, lord and master, master of the house, paterfamilias, patriarch, provider |
| Main Entry: | patriarch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male head |
Synonyms: |
ancestor, architect, author, chief, creator, elder, father, founder, gaffer, generator, grandfather, graybeard, head, inventor, maker, master, old man, originator, paterfamilias, ruler, senior, sire |
Antonyms: |
matriarch |