aartsvader

Definitions of aartsvader
  1. noun
    the head of a household or family or tribe
    synonyms: patriarch
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    type of:
    chef, hoofd, ouwe
    a person who is in charge
  2. noun
    any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
    synonyms: patriarch
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    type of:
    stamvader, voorvader, voorvaderen, voorzaat
    the founder of a family
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