"foreparent" meaning in English

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        "1": "en",
        "2": "fore-",
        "3": "parent"
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      "expansion": "fore- + parent",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From fore- + parent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "foreparents",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "foreparent (plural foreparents)",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1977, “Roots Natty Congo”, Johnny Clarke (lyrics)",
          "text": "Our foreparents were born in Africa / And we are born in Jamaica / But every day some people a talk / Like they are born in Africa / [...] / And all my brothers who were born inna England / Your foreparents were born in Africa / And all my sisters who were born inna England / Your foreparents were born in Africa",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a forefather or foremother (used as a gender-neutral equivalent)"
      ],
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          "forefather",
          "forefather"
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        [
          "foremother",
          "foremother"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(somewhat uncommon) a forefather or foremother (used as a gender-neutral equivalent)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "forebear"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "foreparent"
}

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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "fore-",
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      },
      "expansion": "fore- + parent",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From fore- + parent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "foreparents",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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      "expansion": "foreparent (plural foreparents)",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "English terms with uncommon senses",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1977, “Roots Natty Congo”, Johnny Clarke (lyrics)",
          "text": "Our foreparents were born in Africa / And we are born in Jamaica / But every day some people a talk / Like they are born in Africa / [...] / And all my brothers who were born inna England / Your foreparents were born in Africa / And all my sisters who were born inna England / Your foreparents were born in Africa",
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        "a forefather or foremother (used as a gender-neutral equivalent)"
      ],
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          "foremother",
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        ]
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        "(somewhat uncommon) a forefather or foremother (used as a gender-neutral equivalent)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "forebear"
        }
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      ]
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  "word": "foreparent"
}