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[ noun ] the founder of a family

Synonyms

father sire

Examples

"keep the faith of our forefathers"

Used in print

(Brainard Cheney, "Christianity and the Tragic Vision-Ut...)

Its refrain was : `` Let us return to the individualistic democracy of our forefathers for our salvation '' .

Related terms

ancestor patriarch beget

2
[ noun ] person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group

Examples

"our forefathers brought forth a great nation"

Related terms

predecessor

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