ancestor
How many syllables in ancestor?
There are 3 syllables in the word ancestor.How to pronounce ancestor:
Synonyms for ancestor:
ancestress
ancestry
antecedent
ascendant
ascendent
father
forbear
forebear
forebearer
forefather
forerunner
grandfather
grandmother
precursor
predecessor
primogenitor
progenitor
relation
relative
root
sire
tupuna or tipuna
Antonyms for ancestor:
afterbear
aftercomer
anaphor
beneficiary
brood
cestui que trust
child
children
conclusion
consequent
coparcener
daughter
death
derivative
descendant
descendent
devisee
discouragement
effect
end
ending
family
finish
follow-up
follower
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