forebear
noun [C usually plural] (also forbear) /ˈfɔː.beər/
/ˈfɔːr.ber/ formalDefinition
› a relation who lived in the past → Synonym ancestorAncestors and descendants
(Definition of forebear noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ancestor noun
- ancestry noun
- be in the/sb's blood idiom
- blood is thicker than water idiom
- bloodline noun
- descend from sth phrasal verb
- descendant noun
- descent noun (RELATION)
- family tree noun
- forbear noun
- forefathers noun
- genealogy noun
- generation noun (AGE GROUP)
- heraldry noun
- lineage noun
- pedigree noun
- run in the family idiom
- stock noun (ORIGIN)
- successor noun
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