Dictionary Entry
forefather
forefather is a 10-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree, but usually in a remote degree; an ancestor. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 18 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
One who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree, but usually in a remote degree; an ancestor.
- 2noun
the founder of a family
"keep the faith of our forefathers"
- 3noun
person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group
"our forefathers brought forth a great nation"
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