English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of ancestor

ancestor

/noun/ पूर्वज; पूर्वपुस्र्ष; बुज़ुर्ग; पुरखा; पितर;

Synonym forefather; progenitor; elderly man; grand signior;

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English Dictionary:

1. Ancestor

[n.]

- One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.
- An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
- One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative of heir.