English noun: forefather | |||
1. | forefather (person) the founder of a family | ||
Samples | Keep the faith of our forefathers. | ||
Synonyms | father, sire | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | patriarch | ||
2. | forefather (person) person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group | ||
Samples | Our forefathers brought forth a great nation. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | predecessor | ||