← Back to browseancestorsnoun#4,292Translations祖宗そそう父祖ふそ原種げんしゅ先つ祖さきつおやEnglish definitionsomeone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)ExamplesOur ancestors knew how to read the stars.That tribe worships its ancestors.Similar wordsancestorancestryancestralanchorsancestrallyance← admittedpolite →