forefather
Definitions
Noun
- The founder of a family
- Person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "forefather".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | forefathers | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | forefather | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "forefather".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rather | 2 | 373 |
| 2 | father | 2 | 183 |
| 3 | feathers | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | feather | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | feathered | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | forefathers | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | feathery | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | breather | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | forecasters | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | forecaster | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | forester | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | fairweather | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | frater | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | fraher | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | oldfather | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | godfather | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | forrester | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | foresters | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | featherly | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | wrather | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "forefather" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "forefather" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "forefather".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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