ascendente

Definitions of ascendente
  1. noun
    someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
    synonyms: antenato, avo, predecessore, progenitore
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    antonyms:
    discendente, rampollo
    a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
    examples:
    Maria
    the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
    types:
    capostipide, capostipite
    an ancestor in the direct line
    antenato, avo, predecessore, progenitore
    a parent of your father or mother
    patriarca
    any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
    type of:
    affine, congiunto, parente, parente acquisito
    a person related by blood or marriage
  2. noun
    a parent of your father or mother
    synonyms: antenato, avo, predecessore, progenitore
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    types:
    nonno
    the father of your father or mother
    nonna
    the mother of your father or mother
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