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# How to pronounce "foreparent" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/fɒrɛpærɛnt/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **fo·re·pa·rent**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun
- **NOUN**: a forefather or foremother (used as a gender-neutral equivalent)
  - *Example*: "Our foreparents were born in Africa / And we are born in Jamaica / But every day some people a talk / Like they are born in Africa / [...] / And all my brothers who were born inna England / Your foreparents were born in Africa / And all my sisters who were born inna England / Your foreparents were born in Africa"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "foreparent" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "This was before he lost his voice, and there was a lot of speculation concerning how that happened. did our foreparents pay the price of slavery for this kind of behavior?"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 44:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPFXC3q1tTg&t=2657s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Synonyms**: [forebear](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/forebear)
- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [for](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/for), [forum](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/forum), [form](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/form), [force](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/force), [fora](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/fora), [forage](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/forage), [foragement](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/foragement), [forager](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/forager)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "foreparent" correctly?
"foreparent" is pronounced `/fɒrɛpærɛnt/`. Syllable breakdown: **fo·re·pa·rent**.

### What does "foreparent" mean in context?
a forefather or foremother (used as a gender-neutral equivalent)

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