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prodigal sons

prodigal sons is the plural of prodigal son.

Meaning of prodigal son

Noun

prodigal son (plural prodigal sons)

  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.
    • Here I am, the prodigal son
      The self proclaimed deprived
      Spending hours of fighting the peace
      When I should lay it on the line2010, “Enter Dog of Pavlov”, performed by Soilwork, Sweden
  2. A marine fish, the cobia (Rachycentron canadum).

Questions about prodigal sons

What is prodigal sons the plural of?
Prodigal sons is the plural of prodigal son.

Words near prodigal sons in the dictionary

  1. prodidomids
  2. prodifferentiation
  3. prodifferentiative
  4. prodigal
  5. prodigal son
  6. prodigal sons
  7. prodigalise
  8. prodigalised
  9. prodigalises
  10. prodigalish
  11. prodigalising

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