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fruits of one's loins

fruits of one's loins is the plural of fruit of one's loins.

Meaning of fruit of one's loins

Noun

fruit of one's loins (plural fruit of one's loins or fruits of one's loins)

  1. (idiomatic, literary) 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
    Synonyms:
    issue, offspring, progeny

Questions about fruits of one's loins

What is fruits of one's loins the plural of?
Fruits of one's loins is the plural of fruit of one's loins.

Words near fruits of one's loins in the dictionary

  1. fruitmonger
  2. fruitmongers
  3. fruitness
  4. Fruitridge Pocket
  5. fruits
  6. fruits of one's loins
  7. fruits of the forest
  8. fruits of the poisonous tree
  9. fruits of the sea
  10. fruits up
  11. fruitseller

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