Dutch

Noun

aartsvader m ‎(plural aartsvaders or aartsvaderen, diminutive aartsvadertje n, feminine aartsmoeder)

1. A Biblical patriarch; primary ancestor, notably of a tribe or people
2. A family's patriarch, most senior male ancestor
3. (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