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单词 foremother
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foremother

[ fawr-muhth-er, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔrˌmʌð ər, ˈfoʊr- /
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noun

a female ancestor.

Origin of foremother

1575–85; fore- + mother1 on the model of forefather

Words nearby foremother

Forel's decussation, foreman, foremast, foremilk, foremost, foremother, forename, forenamed, forenoon, forenoon watch, forensic
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Example sentences from the Web for foremother

  • Some forefather of yours may have heard the song of the Over-Lord, perhaps from the lips of some foremother of mine.

    Stella Fregelius|H. Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for foremother

foremother
/ (ˈfɔːˌmʌðə) /

noun

a female ancestor
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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