Webfore· fa· ther ˈfȯr-ˌfä-t͟hər 1 : ancestor sense 1a 2 : a person of an earlier period and common heritage Synonyms ancestor father forebear forbear forebearer grandfather primogenitor …

Web(fôr′fä′thər) n. 1. An ancestor. See Synonyms at ancestor. 2. A person who is from an earlier time and has originated or contributed to a common tradition shared by a particular group. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Webforefather noun [ C ] literary uk / ˈfɔːˌfɑː.ðə r/ us / ˈfɔːrˌfɑː.ðɚ / someone's relative who lived a long time ago: Our forefathers fought for equal justice under the law. The house was …

Webforefather / ( ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə) / noun an ancestor, esp a male Derived forms of forefather forefatherly, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 WORD OF THE DAY

Web1. : a person (especially a man) who was in your family in past times : ancestor — usually plural. The town is named after one of his forefathers. 2. : a person (especially a man) from an earlier time who helped to create or start something modern or important — usually plural.

WebPrinceton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: forefather, father, sire noun. the founder of a family. "keep the faith of our forefathers". forefather noun. person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group. "our forefathers brought forth a great nation".

Webforefathers definition: members of a family, national, or religious group who lived in the past: . Learn more.

WebForefather One who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree, but usually in a remote degree; an ancestor. "Respecting your forefathers , you would have been taught to respect yourselves."

Webfor'-fa-ther: (1) 'abh ri'shon, "first father," "chief father," hence, "early ancestor": "turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers" ( Jeremiah 11:10 ). (2) progonos, "born before," "ancestor": "whom I serve from my forefathers" ( 2 Timothy 1:3 ).

WebPart of speech: Noun. An ancestor . Usage examples for "forefather": He wrote the Vitae duorum Offarum to celebrate the historic Offa, king of Mercia, the founder of his abbey, and that founder's ancestor, Offa I: popular tradition had confused the two, and much is told concerning the Mercian Offa that seems to belong more rightly to his forefather.