forefather
pronunciation
How to pronounce forefather in British English:
UK [ˈfɔːfɑːðə(r)]
How to pronounce forefather in American English:
US [ˈfɔːrfɑːðər]
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- Noun:
- the founder of a family
- person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group
Word Origin
- forefather (n.)
- "ancestor," c. 1300, from fore- + father (n.); perhaps modeled on or modified from Old Norse forfaðir. Similar formation in Dutch voorvader, German Vorvater, Danish forfædre (Old English had forð-fæder).
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Example
- 1. My forefather came to the usa 200 years ago .
- 2. Shown in bold because forefather of jesus .
- 3. I think japanese can 't feel that because their forefather has killed uncounted people .
- 4. This question was first addressed in 1937 by ronald coase , the winner of the 1991 nobel prize for economics and the intellectual forefather of both of this year 's winners .
- 5. Around xian , the famen temple enjoys the reputation of being the ' forefather of pagodas and temples in central shaanxi , 'because it holds the finger bones of sakyamuni -- the founder of buddhism .