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Forthfather

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grandfathernounA father of someone's parent.
foreparentnoun(somewhat uncommon) a forefather or foremother (used as a gender-neutral equivalent)
forebearernoun(rare) A forebear.
forefathernounAn ancestor.
eldfathernoun(dialectal, now archaic) One's grandfather or forefather.
progenitornounA forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
ancestornounOne from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
highfathernoun(rare) A respected, high-ranking male elder or leader; a patriarch; a forefather; a grandfather.
auncestornounObsolete form of ancestor. [One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.]
fathernounA male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, taken as his own, etc.).
elderfathernounSynonym of eldfather.
trancestornoun(rare) A forebear or forerunner to a trans person, or to modern transgender people in general.
co-fathernounIn a male homosexual couple, the nonbiological father (partner of the biological father) of a child.
ancestrixnounA female forebear or ancestor; a predecessoress.
great-great-grandfathernounThe father of someone's great-grandparent.
antecessornounA person or thing that precedes or goes before.
grandancestornoun(rare) A distant ancestor.
grandcestornoun(humorous or nonstandard) A distant ancestor.
great-grandfathernounThe father of one's grandparent.
foremothernounA female ancestor.

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