👵ancestress

noun
/ˈænsɛstrɪs/

Meaning

a female ancestor; a woman from whom one is descended

Example Sentences

She discovered that her ancestress came from a small village in Bengal.

Synonyms

female ancestor, foremother, progenitress, matriarch

Antonyms

descendant, offspring

Collocations

royal ancestress, distant ancestress, maternal ancestress

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