- pronunciation:
- aen
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aen
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a person from whom one is descended and who lived several generations ago.
Her ancestors came to America from China in the middle of the 1800s.
- synonyms:
- forefather
- similar words:
- father, parent, patriarch
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family |
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The word
ancestor comes from a Latin word that means "to go before."