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forthfather

forthfather noun: forefather.

Noun

forthfather (plural forthfathers)

  1. (obsolete) Forefather.

Forms of forthfather

pluralforthfathers

Origin of forthfather

From Middle English forthfader, forthfeder, from Old English forþfæder (“forefather, ancestor”), equivalent to forth- + father.

Questions about forthfather

What does forthfather mean?
Forthfather means forefather.
What part of speech is forthfather?
Forthfather is a noun.
What is the plural of forthfather?
The plural of forthfather is forthfathers.

Words near forthfather in the dictionary

  1. forthe
  2. forthen
  3. forthfare
  4. forthfares
  5. forthfaring
  6. forthfather
  7. forthfathers
  8. forthfill
  9. forthgaze
  10. forthgazed
  11. forthgazes

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