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progenitor

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noun proh-heh-nee-TOHR Rare
People & Society Family

Origin: Latin progenitor (ancestor)

Also means

progenitor

Usage Note

Progenitor means a biological parent or ancestor — sus progenitores is a formal or literary way to say 'his/her parents'. The feminine form progenitora exists, though the masculine plural progenitores covers both parents. In everyday speech padre/madre or padres are used; progenitor appears in legal, medical, and literary registers.

Examples

"Los médicos necesitaban el historial de sus progenitores."

Natural Translation

The doctors needed the history of his parents.

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