Nearest ancestor Synonyms

Definitions for Nearest


  • (adverb) (superlative of ` near ' or `close') within the shortest distance

Definitions for Ancestor


  • (noun) a person who is several generations earlier in an individual 's line of descent
  • (noun) something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed
  • (noun) someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)