Meaning

2 senses
  1. Someone who returns home from travelling or exile or who is welcomed back after disgrace, especially having repented of former extravagant or immoral behavior.

    verlorener Sohn, Zurückkehrer, Heimkehrer

    блу́дный сынblúdnyj syn

  2. A marine fish, the cobia (Rachycentron canadum).

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The prodigal son returned home.

    ruБлудный сын вернулся домой. — sharptoothed

    deDer verlorene Sohn kehrte wieder heim. — Esperantostern

  2. The prodigal son is back.

    ruБлудный сын вернулся. — fizdyuk

    deDer verlorene Sohn ist zurück. — carlosalberto

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  3. Much of his success is owed to Tiger's close relationship to his father, Earl, who coached his prodigal son since childhood.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
one who returns:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one who returns:

Origin

With reference to Luke 15:11–32.

With reference to Luke 15:11–32.

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Forms

plural: prodigal sons
Singularprodigal son
Pluralprodigal sons

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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