forelders
Forelders is an uncommon English noun that is not part of standard vocabulary. It most often appears in linguistic discussions or in texts that reference the Scandinavian family terms forelder/foreldre (Danish and Norwegian) rather than as a self-contained English word. In ordinary usage, English speakers would say "parents" rather than "forelders."
Origin and cognates: Forelder would be a constructed English form built from the prefix fore- meaning "before"
Usage: In cross-linguistic or comparative writing, forelders may be used to discuss how a language encodes kin
Notes: The term is primarily of interest in linguistics and cultural studies. For practical purposes, rely on