ancestor 1
noundomain: person
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Hypernym
relative 1
noun
a person related by blood or marriage
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
ancestral 2
adjective
of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor
EnglishAntonym
descendant 1
noun
a person considered as descended from some ancestor
Derivationally related form
ancestral 1
adjective
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
ancestral 2
adjective
of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor
Hyponym
ancestress 1
noun
a woman ancestor
forebear 1
noun
a person from whom you are descended
forefather 1
noun
the founder of a family
foremother 1
noun
a woman ancestor
progenitor 1
noun
an ancestor in the direct line
