The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SIRE , but the solution may also be PARENT which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in Simon and Schuster).
Progenitor crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SIRE | 56 % | 4 |
| PARENT | 31 % | 6 |
| ANCESTOR | 8 % | 8 |
| ADAM | 6 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Progenitor
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- primogenitor
- ancestor
- stem
- ancestry
- ancestral
- strain
- parent
- sire
- old-timer
- predecessor
- precursor
- forerunner
Crossword Answer definitions
SIRE noun- A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.
- A male animal; a stud, especially a horse or dog, that has fathered another.
- A father; the head of a family; the husband.
- A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.
- (of a male) to procreate; to father, beget, impregnate.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SIRE
- Royal address
- Id' s head man
- "Your majesty"
- Dam's mate
- Father
- Title of yore
- "Your excellency"
- Beget
- English address
- Paddock papa
More clues leading to the result PARENT
- Bring into the world
- Forebear
- Progenitor
- Report card signer
- Report-card signer
- Pop, e.g.
- Spock reader
- Mom or pop
- Bring up
- Pop, maybe
More clues leading to the result ANCESTOR
- Forebear
- Abraham, to Asher
- Grandmother or great-grandfather
- Progenitor
- Family tree member
- Great-grandmother, say
- Family-tree member
- Great-grandmother, e.g.
- Family tree entry
- Object of worship in Japan.