Ancestress

//ˈæn.sɛs.tɹəs//

Word Type

Noun

The word "ancestress" can be used as a noun.

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Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

ancestor antecedent ascendant ascendent root

Type Of (IsA)

Related Terms

ancestor female

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