ancestress

/ˈænˌsɛstrəs/
noun
  1. A female ancestor; a woman from whom one is descended.
    • She discovered that her great-grandmother was an ancestress who came to America in 1892.
    • DNA tests can help identify a distant ancestress in your family tree.
    • The tribe honors a legendary ancestress who taught them how to farm.
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