3
dad(noun, person, individual, antecedent, ancestor)
3
forefathers
3
foregoer(noun, origin, descent, background, ancestry)
3
herald
3
pioneer(noun, precursor)
3
precedent(noun, precursor)
3
root
3
scout(noun, precursor)
2
ancestry(noun, history)
2
creator(noun, paternity)
2
descendant
2
foremother(noun, origin, kin, descent, background)
2
grandparent
2
messenger
2
prototype(noun, precursor)
2
source
1
ancestors
1
announcer
1
ascendent
1
author(noun, paternity)
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