n.
A woman ancestor.
foremother
Dictionary:
fore·moth·er (fôr'mŭTH'ər, fōr'-)  |
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noun
- A person from whom one is descended: ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, father, forebear, forefather, mother, parent, progenitor. Archaic predecessor. See kin, precede/follow.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a woman ancestor
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