fruit of one's loins
fruit of one's loins noun: one's child or, collectively, one's children or descendants.
Noun
fruit of one's loins (plural fruit of one's loins or fruits of one's loins)
- One's child or, collectively, one's children or descendants.
- Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David . . . being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 2:29-30
- "Come into the yard with me, Micah," quoth my father. ". . . [I]f I am old and worn, there is the fruit of my loins to stand in my place and to wield the same sword in the same cause. You shall go in my place, Micah."1889, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 6, in Micah Clarke
Synonyms of fruit of one's loins
Forms of fruit of one's loins
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Questions about fruit of one's loins
- What does fruit of one's loins mean?
- Fruit of one's loins means one's child or, collectively, one's children or descendants.
- What part of speech is fruit of one's loins?
- Fruit of one's loins is a noun.
- What is the plural of fruit of one's loins?
- The plural of fruit of one's loins is fruit of one's loins.
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