Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: forebear  'for,behr
  1. A person from whom you are descended
    - forbear

Sounds like: for, fore, four, fabear, for

Derived forms: forebears

Type of: ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root

Encyclopedia: Forebear