| n. | 1. | One who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree, but usually in a remote degree; an ancestor.
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| Noun | 1. | forefather - the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" |
| 2. | forefather - person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group; "our forefathers brought forth a great nation" |