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foremother

fore·moth·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fawr-muhth-er, fohr-]
    • /ˈfɔrˌmʌð ər, ˈfoʊr-/
    • /fˈɔːmʌðə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr-muhth-er, fohr-]
    • /ˈfɔrˌmʌð ər, ˈfoʊr-/

Definitions of foremother word

  • noun foremother a female ancestor. 1
  • noun foremother A female ancestor or precursor of something. 1
  • noun foremother a female ancestor 0

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Origin of foremother

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; fore- + mother1 on the model of forefather

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Parts of speech for Foremother

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

foremother popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for foremother

noun foremother

  • forebear — Usually, forebears. ancestors; forefathers.
  • founder — a person who founds or casts metal, glass, etc.
  • forefather — an ancestor.
  • antecedent — An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
  • ascendant — proceeding upwards; rising

Antonyms for foremother

noun foremother

  • descendant — Someone's descendants are the people in later generations who are related to them.
  • result — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
  • effect — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
  • death — Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal.
  • conclusion — When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.

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