forefather
How many syllables in forefather?
There are 3 syllables in the word forefather.How to pronounce forefather:
Synonyms for forefather:
ancestor
antecedent
ascendant
ascendent
father
forbear
forebear
forebearer
forerunner
grandfather
grandmother
patriarch
predecessor
primogenitor
procreator
progenitor
root
sire
tupuna or tipuna
Antonyms for forefather:
afterbear
anaphor
brood
child
children
conclusion
consequent
daughter
death
descendant
descendent
effect
end
ending
family
fruit
fruit of someone's loins
get
heir
inheritor
issue
line
lineage
offshoot
offspring
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