Meanings
Noun
ancestor; forefather; progenitor- originator; pioneer; inventor; founder
- grandfather
Example sentences
アイザック・ニュートンは近代科学の祖とたびたび言われるが、彼の晩年はもっぱら錬金術を研究していた。
Isaac Newton is often referred to as the founder of modern science, but his final years were solely devoted to the study of alchemy.