aartsvader
Dutch
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Noun
aartsvader m (plural aartsvaders or aartsvaderen, diminutive aartsvadertje n, feminine aartsmoeder)
- A Biblical patriarch; primary ancestor, notably of a tribe or people
- A family's patriarch, most senior male ancestor
- (poetic) An ecclesiastic patriarch
Synonyms
- patriarch m
- (ancestor only) stamvader m
Derived terms
- aartsvaderlijk (adjective)
Related terms
- aartsbisschop m
- aartstiran m
- aartstrouw (adjective)
- concilievader m
- huisvader m
- grootvader m
- kerkvader m
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