forefather

noun
🔊/ˈfɔːfɑːðə(r)/
🔊/ˈfɔːrfɑːðər/
[usually plural] (formal or literary)
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  1. a person (especially a man) in your family who lived a long time ago祖先,祖宗(尤指男性) synonym ancestorTopics Family and relationshipsc2