foremothers

noun

plural of foremother
as in grandmothers

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  1. grandmothers
  2. forefathers
  3. forebears
  4. matriarchs
  5. ancestors
  6. grandfathers
  7. progenitors
Noun
  • The cast includes Lee Kang-sheng, Taiwanese filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang’s longtime leading actor, playing two grandmothers in different chapters of the film, marking his first female roles on screen.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Today, that first creation is at the heart of L’Amour Mère, a perfume line dedicated to the love between grandmothers, mothers, and daughters.
    — Gustavo Egusquiza, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of grandmothers
Noun
  • Emeril Lagasse is a legend in the food industry and is seen by many as one of the forefathers of television food personalities and food programming.
    — Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But the truth is that our forefathers were sufficiently individualistic to be iconoclastic.
    — Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
Definition of forefathers
Noun
  • Pulling on a long rope of influences that begins with the Wilsons and runs through British prog, bedroom pop, and chillwave, Doomed is a serene and satisfying collection which, like its forebears, makes a personal matter of universal consciousness.
    — Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Their forebears at the Academy snubbed canonical documentaries like The Thin Blue Line, Roger & Me, and Hoop Dreams.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of forebears
Noun
  • Most of the jokes around Drake’s style compare him to women—to white women and their keenness for the fall season, to rich reality TV stars, to family matriarchs, and more.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Thaha Ibrahim, a Muslim, forged a profound connection with the late Sarah Cohen, one of the neighborhood's Jewish matriarchs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of matriarchs
Noun
  • Throughout the region, remains of 5,500 ancestors that were displaced have been made available for return to the Tohono O’odham Nation, according to ProPublica’s NAGPRA database.
    — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • What began as a personal offering to her ancestors evolved into a recognizable symbol of cultural visibility across the city.
    — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of ancestors
Noun
  • Quimby’s mom, grandmother, both grandfathers and friends all contributed, with friends traveling from Maine and Naples to help with the finishing touches.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026
  • This is not uncommon here on the northern edge of the Iron Range, where many locals had fathers or grandfathers who worked underground before subsequent generations pivoted to tourism.
    — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of grandfathers
Noun
  • From this spirited competition emerged two progenitors of modern horror, science fiction, and fantasy.
    — Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Watching their metronomic thriller does more to suggest the arrival of a hyper-sexualized answer to the Coen brothers than the progeny of William Gibson or the progenitors of multiplex psychedelia.
    — Nick Newman, IndieWire, 1 June 2026
Definition of progenitors
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“Foremothers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foremothers. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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