2
fatherhood(noun, kinship, paternity)
2
forbear
2
forefathers
2
grandmother(noun, queen, matriarch, granny, nana)
2
grandparent
2
herald
2
kin(noun, kinship)
2
originator(noun, precursor)
2
patriarch(noun, head, master)
2
pedigree
2
relation(noun, kinship)
2
starting point(expression, cause, source, derivation)
1
author(person, cause, sign, indication, source)
1
progenitrix
1
abba
1
alpha(cause, source, derivation)
1
ancestors
1
ancestress
1
announcer
1
aunt(noun, kinship)
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