antepasado

Definitions of antepasado
  1. noun
    someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
    synonyms: antecesor, ascendiente
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    antonyms:
    descendiente
    a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
    examples:
    la Virgen María
    the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
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    antecesora
    a woman ancestor
    padre
    the founder of a family
    progenitor
    an ancestor in the direct line
    genitor
    a natural father or mother
    abuelos
    a parent of your father or mother
    bisabulos
    a parent of your grandparent
    patriarca
    any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
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    pariente
    a person related by blood or marriage
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