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ancestor: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

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mama collapse: a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped

ma collapse: informal terms for a mother

mom collapse

stepmother collapse: the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage

mammy collapse: an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.

progenitor collapse: an ancestor in the direct line

groundbreaker collapse

forebears collapse

parent collapse: a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

predecessor collapse: one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

bushwhacker collapse: a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War

frontiersman collapse: a man who lives on the frontier

innovator collapse

front runner collapse

messenger collapse: a person who carries a message

harbinger collapse: an indication of the approach of something or someone

matriarch collapse: a female head of a family or tribe; a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)

mummy collapse: a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)

bellwether collapse: sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell; someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity

explorer collapse: someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

precedent collapse: an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time; a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time); preceding in time, order, or significance

pathfinder collapse

trailblazer collapse: someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees

vanguard collapse: the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"; the leading units moving at the head of an army

avant garde collapse

announcer collapse: reads news, commercials on radio or television; someone who proclaims a message publicly

antecedent collapse: the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun; a preceding occurrence or cause or event; anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"; preceding in time or order

forerunner collapse

fugleman collapse: a leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political leader); "a fugleman for the radical right"

prototype collapse: a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"

herald collapse: (formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet"

premise collapse: a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"; take something as preexisting and given; set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"

stormy petrel collapse: sooty black petrel with white markings; of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean

pioneer collapse: one the first colonists or settler in a new territory; "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them"; someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art; open up and explore a new area; "pioneer space"; open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate program for women students"

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