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Foremother — Fore moth er, n. A female ancestor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foremother — [fôr′muth΄ər] n. a female ancestor … English World dictionary
foremother — noun Date: 1582 a female ancestor … New Collegiate Dictionary
foremother — /fawr mudh euhr, fohr /, n. a female ancestor. [1575 85; FORE + MOTHER1 on the model of FOREFATHER] * * * … Universalium
foremother — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person from whom one is descended: ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, father, forebear, forefather, mother, parent, progenitor. Archaic: predecessor. See KIN, PRECEDE … English dictionary for students
foremother — n. female ancestor … English contemporary dictionary
foremother — fore•moth•er [[t]ˈfɔrˌmʌð ər, ˈfoʊr [/t]] n. cvb a female ancestor • Etymology: 1575–85 … From formal English to slang
foremother — noun a woman ancestor • Hypernyms: ↑ancestor, ↑ascendant, ↑ascendent, ↑antecedent, ↑root … Useful english dictionary
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