foremother
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of foremother
1575–85; fore- + mother 1 on the model of forefather
Example Sentences
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Uchis has a laundry list of foremothers for every album; her past muses have ranged from La Lupe to Nancy Sinatra.
From Los Angeles Times
"My hope for the future is that they never are afflicted by racism or sexism or bias and discrimination that those foremothers had to confront and conquer," she said.
From Salon
Women going through menopause in 2024 have access to a slew of products to treat it, much of it bunk, that our foremothers didn’t.
From Salon
I was like, "This is the story of my foreparents, my queer foremothers."
From Salon
“Pioneer,” a bronze sculpture by Tschabalala Self, celebrates “our foremothers, the many Indigenous and Black women who have allowed America to develop,” Self said.
From New York Times
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