forebearer

a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent villagers who still practice many of the customs of their forebearers Synonyms of forebearer father, forebear (also forbear), ancestor, forefather, grandfather, primogenitor, progenitorWords Related to forebearer antecessor, predecessor [archaic]; ancestress, foremother, grandmother, matriarch; grandsire [archaic], patriarch, sire [archaic]; ancestry, antecedents, rootsNear Antonyms of forebearer children, family, issue, lineage, offspring, posterity, progeny, seed, stock; daughter, heir, inheritor, scion, son, successorAntonyms of forebearer descendant (also descendent)