foremother
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of foremother
1575–85; fore- + mother 1 on the model of forefather
Example Sentences
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Even today, many in the country of 12 million know little about their foremother.
From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2021
Since then, black women have made sure that she is not forgotten, naming their clubs and schools for this foremother.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2020
I also found the reboot too glossy, too chic, and rather boring when compared with its foremother.
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2020
“She’s a pioneering performance artist and poet, a mystic, a feminist foremother for a whole generation of women artists and writers.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2020
Some forefather of yours may have heard the song of the Over-Lord, perhaps from the lips of some foremother of mine.
From Stella Fregelius by Haggard, Henry Rider
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