forebear

English Thesaurus

1. a person from whom you are descended (noun.person)

hypernym	:	ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root,
definition	:	someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) (noun.person)

hyponym	:	grandparent,
definition	:	a parent of your father or mother (noun.person)

hyponym	:	great grandparent,
definition	:	a parent of your grandparent (noun.person)