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Forebear Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Forebear has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a person from whom you are descended

2

An ancestor.

Verb
1

Obsolete spelling of forbear

See Also
forerunner ancestrix forebears ancestor forebore
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
ancestor
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
grandparent great grandparent
Rhyming Words
ear dear near hear year bear fear mear lear pear rear wear tear sear arear shear spear abear drear grear
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