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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| father | /x | Noun, Noun |
| sire | /x | Noun, Noun |
| descendant | x/x | Noun |
| descendent | x/x | Noun |
| ancestor | /xx | Noun |
| progenitor | x/xx | Noun |
| grandfather | /xx | Noun |
| inheritor | x/xx | Noun |
| namesake | /x | Noun |
| godfather | /xx | Noun |
| pioneer | xx/ | Noun |
| birthplace | /x | Noun |
| forerunner | /xx | Noun |
| granddaddy | /xx | Noun |
| illustrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| predecessor | /xxx | Noun |
| lineage | /xx | Noun |
| venerable | /xxx | Noun |
| kinsman | /x | Noun |
| originator | x/xxx | Noun |
| revered | x/ | Adjective |
| cousin | /x | Noun |
| famed | / | Adjective |
| brother | /x | Noun |
| granddad | /x | Noun |
| homage | /x | Noun |
| grandson | /x | Noun |
| ancestral | x/x | Adjective |
| founder | /x | Noun |
| countryman | /xx | Noun |
| beloved | x/ | Adjective |
| patriarch | /xx | Noun |
| inventor | x/x | Noun |
| bloodline | /x | Noun |
| pedigree | /xx | Noun |
| king | / | Noun |
| ancestry | /xx | Noun |
| kindred | /x | Noun |
| legendary | /xxx | Adjective |
| uncle | /x | Noun |
| offspring | /x | Noun |
| ancient | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| founding | /x | Noun |
| sainted | /x | Noun |
| legend | /x | Noun |
| chieftain | /x | Noun |
| successor | x/x | Noun |
| creator | x/x | Noun |
| progeny | /xx | Noun |
| statesman | /x | Noun |
| grandmother | /xx | Noun |
| venerated | /xxx | Adjective |
| heir | / | Noun |
| heritage | /xx | Noun |
| modern | /x | Noun |
| grandpa | /x | Noun |
| fatherland | /xx | Noun |
| patriot | /xx | Noun |
| motherland | /xx | Noun |
| tradition | x/x | Noun |
| innovator | /xxx | Noun |
| ascendant | x/x | Noun |
| antecedent | x/xx | Noun |
| grandparent | /xx | Noun |
| protoplast | xxx | Noun |
| parent | /x | Noun |
| elder | /x | Noun |
| precursor | x/x | Noun |
| father figure | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| stepfather | /xx | Noun |
| survivor | x/x | Noun |
| grand | / | Noun |
| posterity | x/xx | Noun |
| old man | // | Name, Name |
| former | /x | Noun |
| governor | /xx | Noun |
| firstborn | // | Noun |
| imperator | x/xx | Noun |
| fellow | /x | Noun |
| pathfinder | /xx | Noun |
| grandchild | /x | Noun |
| decedent | x/x | Noun |
| legal heir | /x/ | Name, Name |
| old friend | // | Name, Name |
| clan | / | Noun |
| arabs | /x | Name |
| mythical | /xx | Adjective |
| tribe | / | Noun |
| rude | / | Adjective |
| mine | / | Noun |
| according | x/x | Verb |
| jews | / | Name |
| race | / | Noun |
| spiritual | /xxx | Adjective |
| family | /xx | Noun |
| name | / | Noun |
| intellectual | xx/xx | Adjective |
| literary | /xxx | Adjective |
| regarded | x/x | Verb |
| common | /x | Adjective |
| great | / | Adjective |
| people | /x | Noun |
| considered | x/x | Verb |
| became | x/ | Verb |
| was | / | Verb |
| first | / | Adjective |
| grief | / | Noun |
| exemplar | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| heroes | /x | Adjective |
| martyr | /x | Noun, Verb |
| oh | / | Noun, Verb |
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| girly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cloth | / | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| sfa | x | Name |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
