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create(verb, form, craft, make, get)
6
creator(noun, person, cause, start, base)
6
forebear(noun, kin, precede, paternity)
6
forerunner(noun, person, source)
6
grandfather(noun, paternity)
6
hatch(verb, form, craft, make, get)
6
procreate(verb, form, craft, make, get)
6
spawn(verb, form, craft, make, get)
5
begetter(noun, person, cause, source, foundation)
5
cause(noun, verb, form, craft, person)
5
generate(verb, form, craft, make, get)
5
grandsire(noun, paternity)
5
guardian(noun, person, source)
5
maker(noun, person, start, paternity)
5
primogenitor
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prototype(noun, person, source)
4
bring up(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
fountainhead(noun, person, cause, start, point)
4
maternal(adjective, parental)
4
mum
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