Foremother

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A female ancestor.
"“My strain has remained clearer than the rest because for countless ages my foremothers were high priestesses—the sacred office descends from mother to daughter.”"
2
a female ancestor wordnet
3
A female predecessor, especially one of an earlier generation. figuratively
"This compelling narrative [The Other Sappho by Ellen Fry] is a historical romance, a colorful tapestry of a time gone by in which the author has endeavored to share her version of the lives of women-identified women who were our foremothers."

Synonyms

progenitrix progenitrix

Antonyms

Example

"The grave of our foremother Eve is located in Jeddah."

Etymology

From fore- + mother.

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