All forefather synonyms

noun forefather

• predecessor — parent
• antecedent — An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
• ascendant — proceeding upwards; rising
• precursor — a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor.
• patriarch — the male head of a family or tribal line.
• progenitor — a biologically related ancestor: a progenitor of the species.
• primogenitor — a first parent or earliest ancestor: Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of the human race.
• ancestor — Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
• forebearer — Uncommon variant of forebear.
• procreator — to beget or generate (offspring).