PROGENITOR: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PROGENITOR?

Need another word that means the same as “progenitor”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “progenitor” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Progenitor” are: primogenitor, ancestor, forefather, forebear, parent, originator, founder, instigator, source

Progenitor as a Noun

Definitions of "Progenitor" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “progenitor” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person who originates a cultural or intellectual movement.
• An ancestor in the direct line.
• A person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent.

Synonyms of "Progenitor" as a noun (9 Words)

ancestor	Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent. This instrument is an ancestor of the lute.
forebear	An ancestor. Generations of his forebears had lived in London.
forefather	Person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group. Our forefathers brought forth a great nation.
founder	Inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse. An iron founder.
instigator	Someone who deliberately foments trouble. She was the instigator of their quarrel.
originator	Someone who creates new things. Wegener was the originator of the theory of continental drift.
parent	A person’s father or mother. The parents of the bride.
primogenitor	An ancestor in the direct line.
source	A facility where something is available. Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River.

Usage Examples of "Progenitor" as a noun

• His children were the progenitors of many of Scotland's noble families.
• The progenitor of modern jazz.

Associations of "Progenitor" (30 Words)

ancestor	An early version of a machine, system, etc. The ancestor of most dolphins is not clear.
ancestral	Of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor. Ancestral home.
ancestry	The evolutionary or genetic line of descent of an animal or plant. The ancestry of the rose is extremely complicated.
antecedent	Denoting or counting as an antecedent. Phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience.
ascendant	The point on the ecliptic at which it intersects the eastern horizon at a particular time, typically that of a person’s birth. The economically ascendant class.
blood	Give a hound a first taste of blood. The ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions.
caregiver	A person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability.
clan	A large family. Civil strife has followed as rival clans jockey for power.
daddy	An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk. The daddy of all potholes.
family	A group of curves or surfaces obtained by varying the value of a constant in the equation generating them. Friends and family can provide support.
folks	Your parents. He wrote to his folks every day.
forebear	An ancestor. Generations of his forebears had lived in London.
forefather	A precursor of a particular movement. The forefathers of modern British socialism.
former	Having previously been a particular thing. The powers of the former are more comprehensive than those of the latter.
genealogy	Successive generations of kin. The genealogies of the kings of Mercia.
hometown	The town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence. He never went back to his hometown again.
household	The establishment and affairs of a royal household. The whole household was asleep.
kinsfolk	People descended from a common ancestor.
lineage	A sequence of cells in the body which developed from a common ancestral cell. Great families and their lineages.
lineal	Relating to or consisting of lines; linear. A lineal descendant.
mommy	Informal terms for a mother.
mulatto	A person of mixed white and black ancestry, especially a person with one white and one black parent.
parent	Be or act as a parent to a child. The parents of the bride.
parentage	The state of being a parent. This ice cream boasts American parentage.
paternal	Related through the father. His father and paternal grandfather were porcelain painters.
patriarch	Any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race. He s the patriarch of all spin doctors.
pedigree	The recorded ancestry or lineage of a person or family. They are looking for animals with pedigrees.
predecessor	A thing that has been followed or replaced by another. The chapel was built in 1864 on the site of its predecessor.
primogenitor	An ancestor, especially the earliest ancestor of a people; a progenitor.
unmixed	Not mixed with extraneous elements. Bold unmixed colours.