English noun: ancestor | |||
1. | ancestor (person) someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | ||
Synonyms | antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root | ||
Broader (hypernym) | relation, relative | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ancestress, father, forbear, forebear, forefather, foremother, primogenitor, progenitor, sire | ||
Antonyms | descendant, descendent | ||