progenitress
Mother of lineage
A progenitress is a female ancestor or foremother—the feminine form of progenitor.
The word appears in genealogical and literary contexts when emphasizing a woman's role as the origin of a lineage: She was the progenitress of a dynasty that ruled for three centuries.
The term is formal and somewhat archaic; progenitor now often serves for both sexes.
Female from whom one descends
- foremotherFemale forebear
- matriarchFemale family leader
- founderOne who begins something
- originatorOne who initiates
forebear · grandmother · great-grandmother · bloodline · descent · genealogy · heritage · dynasty
ancestress
Female from whom one descends
- foremotherFemale forebear
- matriarchFemale family leader
- founderOne who begins something
originator · forebear · grandmother · great-grandmother · bloodline · descent · genealogy · heritage · dynasty · pedigree
originator
One who initiates
wellspring · initiator · pioneer · trailblazer · innovator · architect · genesis · inception · catalyst · instigator
mother
Female parent
- parentMother or father
- damWater-holding barrier
- reproducerDevice that copies
bearer · conceiver · birther · maternal · fertility · offspring · descendant · heredity · genetics · reproductive
progenitressdescendant
Person from earlier generations
offspring · daughter · granddaughter · progeny · great-granddaughter
progenitressprogenitor
Ancestor or originator
forefather · patriarch · father · grandfather · sire
generation, generate, progeny, progenitor, generative, progenitors