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forebear

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fore·bear also for·bear  (fôrbâr, fr-)
n.
A person from whom one is descended; an ancestor. See Synonyms at ancestor.
[Middle English forbear : fore-, fore- + beer, one who is (from ben, to be; see be).]
forebear or forbear
Noun
an ancestor
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.forebear - a person from whom you are descended
forbear
ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
grandparent - a parent of your father or mother
great grandparent - a parent of your grandparent
forebear or forbear
noun ancestor, father, predecessor, forerunner, forefather, progenitor, tupuna or tipuna N.Z.
Translations
Spanish forebear [ˈfɔːbɛəʳ] n → antepasado
French forebear [ˈfɔːbɛəʳ] n → ancêtre m
German forebear [ˈfɔːbɛəʳ] n → Vorfahr(in) m(f), Ahn(e) m(f)
Italian forebear [ˈfɔːbɛəʳ] n → antenato
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Presently the willows parted on the other bank, and Robin could hardly forebear laughing out right.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
It was in the dusk of Death's fluttery wings that Tarwater thus crouched, and, like his remote forebear, the child-man, went to myth-making, and sun-heroizing, himself hero-maker and the hero in quest of the immemorable treasure difficult of attainment.
The Red One by London, Jack View in context
He had, in Castra Regis, a large collection of curious and interesting things formed in the past by his forebears, of similar tastes to his own.
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
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