Foreparent

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a forefather or foremother (used as a gender-neutral equivalent) uncommon

    "Our foreparents were born in Africa / And we are born in Jamaica / But every day some people a talk / Like they are born in Africa / [...] / And all my brothers who were born inna England / Your foreparents were born in Africa / And all my sisters who were born inna England / Your foreparents were born in Africa"

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"Our foreparents were born in Africa / And we are born in Jamaica / But every day some people a talk / Like they are born in Africa / [...] / And all my brothers who were born inna England / Your foreparents were born in Africa / And all my sisters who were born inna England / Your foreparents were born in Africa"

Etymology

From fore- + parent.

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