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Synonyms & Antonyms of ancestress
as in grandmother, matriarch
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for ancestress
- ancestor,
- forebear
- (also forbear),
- forebearer,
- forefather,
- grandfather,
- primogenitor,
- progenitor
- antecessor,
- predecessor
- [archaic]
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“Ancestress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancestress. Accessed 14 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of ancestress was in 1580
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