Foreparent
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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"
Synonyms
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More examples"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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