89 entries under noun topic. ×
| precursor(person, something, precede, precursor) | |
| predecessor(person, fake, copy, model) | |
| forefather(kin, precede, predecessor) | |
| progenitor(person, cause, influence, connection) | |
| forebear(origin, kin, descent, precede) | |
| parent(person, cause, influence, base) | |
| forerunner(person, herald, precede, precursor) | |
| antecedent(adjective, person, fake, copy) | |
| father(kin, precede, kinship, children) | |
| primogenitor(predecessor, forefather) | |
| prototype(original, example, precursor, forerunner) | |
| ascendant(kin, precede, predecessor, forefather) | |
| sire(father, paternity, forefather) | |
| ascendent | |
| root(person, cause, source, derivation) | |
| harbinger | |
| founder(precursor, predecessor, forefather) | |
| grandfather(paternity, grandsire) | |
| dad(person, individual, pop, antecedent) | |
| pioneer |
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