What does foremother mean?
Foremother means A female ancestor..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A female ancestor..
“My strain has remained clearer than the rest because for countless ages my foremothers were high priestesses—the sacred office descends from mother to daughter.”
This compelling narrative [The Other Sappho by Ellen Fry] is a historical romance, a colorful tapestry of a time gone by in which the author has endeavored to share her version of the lives of women-identified women who were our foremothers.
Use foremother when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Foremother means A female ancestor..
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“My strain has remained clearer than the rest because for countless ages my foremothers were high priestesses—the sacred office descends from mother to daughter.”
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