The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PATERNAL which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1972.
Kind of ancestor crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PATERNAL | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Kind of ancestor
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- paternal
- elder
- family
- father
- lineal
- root
- stock
- totem
- daughter
- heir
- monophyly
- proto
Crossword Answer definitions
PATERNAL adjective- Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family
- Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.
- Received or inherited from one's father.
- Acting as a father
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