diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_constructor_return.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_constructor_return.rs
index 468778b1ac7f3..1a63ac64f0d09 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_constructor_return.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_constructor_return.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fn is_constructor(node: &AstNode<'_>) -> bool {
 
 fn is_definitely_in_constructor(ctx: &LintContext, node_id: NodeId) -> bool {
     ctx.nodes()
-        .ancestors(node_id)
+        .ancestor_ids(node_id)
         .map(|id| ctx.nodes().get_node(id))
         .skip_while(|node| !node.kind().is_function_like())
         .nth(1)
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_new.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_new.rs
index 858aae6c2d2c7..3282777ea6aae 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_new.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_new.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl Rule for NoNew {
             return;
         };
 
-        let mut ancestors = ctx.nodes().ancestors(node.id()).skip(1);
+        let mut ancestors = ctx.nodes().ancestor_ids(node.id()).skip(1);
         let Some(node_id) = ancestors.next() else { return };
 
         let kind = ctx.nodes().kind(node_id);
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unsafe_finally.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unsafe_finally.rs
index 65134a79c037e..13c3bc34f5af0 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unsafe_finally.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_unsafe_finally.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl Rule for NoUnsafeFinally {
 
         let nodes = ctx.nodes();
         let mut label_inside = false;
-        for node_id in nodes.ancestors(node.id()) {
+        for node_id in nodes.ancestor_ids(node.id()) {
             let ast_kind = nodes.kind(node_id);
 
             if sentinel_node_type.test(ast_kind) {
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/jest/no_duplicate_hooks.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/jest/no_duplicate_hooks.rs
index b576cda13be36..3991db6772eca 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/jest/no_duplicate_hooks.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/jest/no_duplicate_hooks.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl NoDuplicateHooks {
 
         let hook_name = jest_fn_call.name.to_string();
         let parent_node_id =
-            match ctx.nodes().ancestors(node.id()).find(|n| hook_contexts.contains_key(n)) {
+            match ctx.nodes().ancestor_ids(node.id()).find(|n| hook_contexts.contains_key(n)) {
                 Some(n) => Some(n),
                 _ => Some(root_node_id),
             };
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/nextjs/no_duplicate_head.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/nextjs/no_duplicate_head.rs
index 7e12541afead1..f6a978a62b596 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/nextjs/no_duplicate_head.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/nextjs/no_duplicate_head.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ impl Rule for NoDuplicateHead {
             }
 
             if !matches!(
-                nodes.ancestors(reference.node_id()).nth(2).map(|node_id| nodes.kind(node_id)),
+                nodes.ancestor_ids(reference.node_id()).nth(2).map(|node_id| nodes.kind(node_id)),
                 Some(AstKind::JSXOpeningElement(_))
             ) {
                 continue;
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/oxc/bad_comparison_sequence.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/oxc/bad_comparison_sequence.rs
index 644ce1d3ab95a..de34b0aa5ef07 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/oxc/bad_comparison_sequence.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/oxc/bad_comparison_sequence.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fn has_no_bad_comparison_in_parents<'a, 'b>(
     node: &'b AstNode<'a>,
     ctx: &'b LintContext<'a>,
 ) -> bool {
-    for node_id in ctx.nodes().ancestors(node.id()).skip(1) {
+    for node_id in ctx.nodes().ancestor_ids(node.id()).skip(1) {
         let kind = ctx.nodes().kind(node_id);
 
         // `a === b === c === d === e` only produce one error, since `(a === b === c) === d === e` will produce two errors.
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/oxc/missing_throw.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/oxc/missing_throw.rs
index b774f238774e3..5df24b9a06062 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/oxc/missing_throw.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/oxc/missing_throw.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl Rule for MissingThrow {
 
 impl MissingThrow {
     fn has_missing_throw<'a>(node: &AstNode<'a>, ctx: &LintContext<'a>) -> bool {
-        let mut node_ancestors = ctx.nodes().ancestors(node.id()).skip(1);
+        let mut node_ancestors = ctx.nodes().ancestor_ids(node.id()).skip(1);
 
         let Some(node_id) = node_ancestors.next() else {
             return false;
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/promise/prefer_await_to_then.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/promise/prefer_await_to_then.rs
index 6775bf0982460..f2f6ce508a850 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/promise/prefer_await_to_then.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/promise/prefer_await_to_then.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl Rule for PreferAwaitToThen {
         // Already inside a yield or await
         if ctx
             .nodes()
-            .ancestors(node.id())
+            .ancestor_ids(node.id())
             .any(|node_id| is_inside_yield_or_await(ctx.nodes().get_node(node_id)))
         {
             return;
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/no_is_mounted.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/no_is_mounted.rs
index 2edd5f568ca0e..0b4b5d1e0db14 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/no_is_mounted.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/no_is_mounted.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl Rule for NoIsMounted {
             return;
         }
 
-        for ancestor in ctx.nodes().ancestors(node.id()).skip(1) {
+        for ancestor in ctx.nodes().ancestor_ids(node.id()).skip(1) {
             if matches!(
                 ctx.nodes().kind(ancestor),
                 AstKind::ObjectProperty(_) | AstKind::MethodDefinition(_)
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/rules_of_hooks.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/rules_of_hooks.rs
index 8d5d173e5ae1d..d01f8852b02cc 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/rules_of_hooks.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/rules_of_hooks.rs
@@ -324,7 +324,10 @@ fn has_conditional_path_accept_throw(
 }
 
 fn parent_func<'a>(nodes: &'a AstNodes<'a>, node: &AstNode) -> Option<&'a AstNode<'a>> {
-    nodes.ancestors(node.id()).map(|id| nodes.get_node(id)).find(|it| it.kind().is_function_like())
+    nodes
+        .ancestor_ids(node.id())
+        .map(|id| nodes.get_node(id))
+        .find(|it| it.kind().is_function_like())
 }
 
 /// Checks if the `node_id` is a callback argument,
@@ -346,7 +349,7 @@ fn is_non_react_func_arg(nodes: &AstNodes, node_id: NodeId) -> bool {
 
 fn is_somewhere_inside_component_or_hook(nodes: &AstNodes, node_id: NodeId) -> bool {
     nodes
-        .ancestors(node_id)
+        .ancestor_ids(node_id)
         .map(|id| nodes.get_node(id))
         .filter(|node| node.kind().is_function_like())
         .map(|node| {
@@ -372,7 +375,7 @@ fn get_declaration_identifier<'a>(
     nodes: &'a AstNodes<'a>,
     node_id: NodeId,
 ) -> Option<Cow<'a, str>> {
-    nodes.ancestors(node_id).map(|id| nodes.kind(id)).find_map(|kind| {
+    nodes.ancestor_ids(node_id).map(|id| nodes.kind(id)).find_map(|kind| {
         match kind {
             // const useHook = () => {};
             AstKind::VariableDeclaration(decl) if decl.declarations.len() == 1 => {
@@ -399,7 +402,7 @@ fn get_declaration_identifier<'a>(
 
 fn is_export_default<'a>(nodes: &'a AstNodes<'a>, node_id: NodeId) -> bool {
     nodes
-        .ancestors(node_id)
+        .ancestor_ids(node_id)
         .map(|id| nodes.get_node(id))
         .nth(1)
         .is_some_and(|node| matches!(node.kind(), AstKind::ExportDefaultDeclaration(_)))
@@ -408,7 +411,7 @@ fn is_export_default<'a>(nodes: &'a AstNodes<'a>, node_id: NodeId) -> bool {
 /// # Panics
 /// `node_id` should always point to a valid `Function`.
 fn is_memo_or_forward_ref_callback(nodes: &AstNodes, node_id: NodeId) -> bool {
-    nodes.ancestors(node_id).map(|id| nodes.get_node(id)).any(|node| {
+    nodes.ancestor_ids(node_id).map(|id| nodes.get_node(id)).any(|node| {
         if let AstKind::CallExpression(call) = node.kind() {
             call.callee_name().is_some_and(|name| matches!(name, "forwardRef" | "memo"))
         } else {
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/typescript/explicit_function_return_type.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/typescript/explicit_function_return_type.rs
index 3281d198f7026..e4b39681a58ce 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/typescript/explicit_function_return_type.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/typescript/explicit_function_return_type.rs
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ fn ancestor_has_return_type<'a>(node: &AstNode<'a>, ctx: &LintContext<'a>) -> bo
         return false;
     }
 
-    for ancestor in ctx.nodes().ancestors(node.id()).skip(1) {
+    for ancestor in ctx.nodes().ancestor_ids(node.id()).skip(1) {
         match ctx.nodes().kind(ancestor) {
             AstKind::ArrowFunctionExpression(func) => {
                 if func.return_type.is_some() {
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/utils/react.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/utils/react.rs
index cbaa4e3b49513..1fcd235c16849 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/utils/react.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/utils/react.rs
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ pub fn get_parent_component<'a, 'b>(
     node: &'b AstNode<'a>,
     ctx: &'b LintContext<'a>,
 ) -> Option<&'b AstNode<'a>> {
-    for node_id in ctx.nodes().ancestors(node.id()) {
+    for node_id in ctx.nodes().ancestor_ids(node.id()) {
         let node = ctx.nodes().get_node(node_id);
         if is_es5_component(node) || is_es6_component(node) {
             return Some(node);
diff --git a/crates/oxc_semantic/src/checker/javascript.rs b/crates/oxc_semantic/src/checker/javascript.rs
index 78f595b179b6c..478265bc8f697 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_semantic/src/checker/javascript.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_semantic/src/checker/javascript.rs
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ pub fn check_binding_identifier<'a>(
     // LexicalDeclaration : LetOrConst BindingList ;
     // * It is a Syntax Error if the BoundNames of BindingList contains "let".
     if !strict_mode && ident.name == "let" {
-        for node_id in ctx.nodes.ancestors(node.id()).skip(1) {
+        for node_id in ctx.nodes.ancestor_ids(node.id()).skip(1) {
             match ctx.nodes.kind(node_id) {
                 AstKind::VariableDeclaration(decl) if decl.kind.is_lexical() => {
                     return ctx.error(invalid_let_declaration(decl.kind.as_str(), ident.span));
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ pub fn check_identifier_reference<'a>(
     //  Static Semantics: AssignmentTargetType
     //  1. If this IdentifierReference is contained in strict mode code and StringValue of Identifier is "eval" or "arguments", return invalid.
     if ctx.strict_mode() && matches!(ident.name.as_str(), "arguments" | "eval") {
-        for node_id in ctx.nodes.ancestors(node.id()).skip(1) {
+        for node_id in ctx.nodes.ancestor_ids(node.id()).skip(1) {
             match ctx.nodes.kind(node_id) {
                 AstKind::AssignmentTarget(_) | AstKind::SimpleAssignmentTarget(_) => {
                     return ctx.error(unexpected_identifier_assign(&ident.name, ident.span));
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ pub fn check_identifier_reference<'a>(
     //   It is a Syntax Error if ContainsArguments of ClassStaticBlockStatementList is true.
 
     if ident.name == "arguments" {
-        for node_id in ctx.nodes.ancestors(node.id()).skip(1) {
+        for node_id in ctx.nodes.ancestor_ids(node.id()).skip(1) {
             match ctx.nodes.kind(node_id) {
                 AstKind::Function(_) => break,
                 AstKind::PropertyDefinition(_) => {
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ pub fn check_break_statement<'a>(
     ctx: &SemanticBuilder<'a>,
 ) {
     // It is a Syntax Error if this BreakStatement is not nested, directly or indirectly (but not crossing function or static initialization block boundaries), within an IterationStatement or a SwitchStatement.
-    for node_id in ctx.nodes.ancestors(node.id()).skip(1) {
+    for node_id in ctx.nodes.ancestor_ids(node.id()).skip(1) {
         match ctx.nodes.kind(node_id) {
             AstKind::Program(_) => {
                 return stmt.label.as_ref().map_or_else(
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ pub fn check_continue_statement<'a>(
     ctx: &SemanticBuilder<'a>,
 ) {
     // It is a Syntax Error if this ContinueStatement is not nested, directly or indirectly (but not crossing function or static initialization block boundaries), within an IterationStatement.
-    for node_id in ctx.nodes.ancestors(node.id()).skip(1) {
+    for node_id in ctx.nodes.ancestor_ids(node.id()).skip(1) {
         match ctx.nodes.kind(node_id) {
             AstKind::Program(_) => {
                 return stmt.label.as_ref().map_or_else(
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ pub fn check_labeled_statement<'a>(
     node: &AstNode<'a>,
     ctx: &SemanticBuilder<'a>,
 ) {
-    for node_id in ctx.nodes.ancestors(node.id()).skip(1) {
+    for node_id in ctx.nodes.ancestor_ids(node.id()).skip(1) {
         match ctx.nodes.kind(node_id) {
             // label cannot cross boundary on function or static block
             AstKind::Function(_) | AstKind::StaticBlock(_) | AstKind::Program(_) => break,
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ pub fn check_super<'a>(sup: &Super, node: &AstNode<'a>, ctx: &SemanticBuilder<'a
 
     // skip(1) is the self `Super`
     // skip(2) is the parent `CallExpression` or `NewExpression`
-    for node_id in ctx.nodes.ancestors(node.id()).skip(2) {
+    for node_id in ctx.nodes.ancestor_ids(node.id()).skip(2) {
         match ctx.nodes.kind(node_id) {
             AstKind::MethodDefinition(def) => {
                 // ClassElement : MethodDefinition
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ pub fn check_unary_expression<'a>(
 }
 
 fn is_in_formal_parameters<'a>(node: &AstNode<'a>, ctx: &SemanticBuilder<'a>) -> bool {
-    for node_id in ctx.nodes.ancestors(node.id()).skip(1) {
+    for node_id in ctx.nodes.ancestor_ids(node.id()).skip(1) {
         match ctx.nodes.kind(node_id) {
             AstKind::FormalParameter(_) => return true,
             AstKind::Program(_) | AstKind::Function(_) | AstKind::ArrowFunctionExpression(_) => {
diff --git a/crates/oxc_semantic/src/node.rs b/crates/oxc_semantic/src/node.rs
index 3fd50c69a00b4..6a6727431986d 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_semantic/src/node.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_semantic/src/node.rs
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ impl<'a> AstNodes<'a> {
     /// pointed to by `node_id`. The last node will always be a [`Program`].
     ///
     /// [`Program`]: oxc_ast::ast::Program
-    pub fn ancestors(&self, node_id: NodeId) -> impl Iterator<Item = NodeId> + '_ {
+    pub fn ancestor_ids(&self, node_id: NodeId) -> impl Iterator<Item = NodeId> + '_ {
         let parent_ids = &self.parent_ids;
         std::iter::successors(Some(node_id), |&node_id| parent_ids[node_id])
     }