Forebears

/ˈfɔrbɛrz/ noun

Definition

Plural of forebear; multiple ancestors or forefathers from earlier generations in a family line.

Etymology

Plural form of forebear (ancestor), using standard English pluralization. Maintains the meaning of earlier family members.

Kelly Says

Your forebears' choices—who they married, where they moved, what trades they learned—echo through centuries to explain why you exist exactly as you are, in exactly this place, at exactly this moment.

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