foremother

[ fawr-muhth-er, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔrˌmʌð ər, ˈfoʊr- /
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noun

a female ancestor.

Origin of foremother

1575–85; fore- + mother1 on the model of forefather

Words nearby foremother

forelock, foreman, foremast, foremilk, foremost, foremother, forename, forenamed, forenoon, forenoon watch, forensic

Words related to foremother

lineage, derivation, bloodline, forebear, founder, forefather, origin, parentage, descent, genealogy, antecedent, extraction, heritage, ancestor, parent, predecessor, progenitor, father, mother, forbear

Example sentences from the Web for foremother

  • Some forefather of yours may have heard the song of the Over-Lord, perhaps from the lips of some foremother of mine.

    Stella Fregelius |H. Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for foremother

foremother
/ (ˈfɔːˌmʌðə) /

noun

a female ancestor