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foremother

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fore⋅moth⋅er

  [fawr-muhth-er, fohr-]
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–noun
a female ancestor.
Origin:
1575–85; fore- + mother 1 on the model of forefather
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fore·moth·er   (fôr'mŭth'ər, fōr'-)   
n.  A woman ancestor.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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