LEARNit Dictionary
ancestor
noun
/ˈænsestə(r)/
UK
/ˈænsestər/
US
B2+
1
B2+
a person in your family who lived a long time ago
نیاکان, اجداد, سلف, نیا, جد, نیای اولیه
synonym
forebear
2
C1+
an animal that lived in the past that a modern animal has developed from
نیای اولیه, جد حیوانات, جد اولیه, جد اصلی
a reptile that was the common ancestor of lizards and turtles
3
C1+
an early form of a machine that later became more developed
نسخه اولیه, پیش نمونه, مدل آغازین
The ancestor of the modern bicycle was called a penny-farthing.
compare
descendant