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foremother

[ fawr-muhth-er, fohr- ]

noun

  1. a female ancestor.


foremother

/ ˈɔːˌʌðə /

noun

  1. a female ancestor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of foremother1

1575–85; fore- + mother 1 on the model of forefather
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"My hope for the future is that they never are afflicted by racism or sexism or bias and discrimination that those foremothers had to confront and conquer," she said.

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Women going through menopause in 2024 have access to a slew of products to treat it, much of it bunk, that our foremothers didn’t.

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“At a time when extremists seek to erase our history and roll back our progress, we should take a lesson from our foremothers and forefathers,” she said.

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I was like, "This is the story of my foreparents, my queer foremothers."

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“Pioneer,” a bronze sculpture by Tschabalala Self, celebrates “our foremothers, the many Indigenous and Black women who have allowed America to develop,” Self said.

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