ancestresses
nounHow many syllables in ancestresses?
There are 3 syllables in the word ancestresses.How to pronounce ancestresses:
Definition of ancestresses:
- ancestresses (noun):
- a female ancestor
Synonyms for ancestresses:
ancestors
ancestress
forbears
forebearers
forebears
forefathers
foremothers
grandfathers
grandmothers
grandsires
matriarchs
patriarchs
predecessors
primogenitors
progenitors
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