PRODIGAL SON | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of prodigal son in English prodigal sonnoun [ C usually singular ] uk /ˌprɒd.ɪ.ɡəl ˈsʌn/ us /ˌprɑː.dɪ.ɡəl ˈsʌn/ Add to word list Add to word list a man or boy who has left his family in order to do something that the family disapprove of and has now returned home feeling sorry for what he has done: figurative The prodigal son has returned to the team after a three-year absence. Family: relations in general

• anti-family
• aunt
• auntie
• baby daddy
• baby mama
• family life
• family man
• family of something
• father
• father complex
• kinfolk
• kinship
• kinship network
• kinship term
• kinsman
• relationally
• relationship
• relative
• removed
• second cousin

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prodigal son I prefer to think of the parable of the prodigal son. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have heard of the prodigal son and the herd of swine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is worthy of the prodigal son, to boast that one is spending four times more rapidly than one's income is providing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I could not help thinking that he must have been descended from one of the jealous brothers of the prodigal son. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is in no way a prodigal son. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is also a welcome come-back of the shop steward, the prodigal son. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is that an indication that he desires to play the part of the prodigal son? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there not a problem with this policy in regarding development status as a reward to the prodigal son? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not the return of the prodigal son. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It seems to me that we are, on the whole, emulating the generous attitude of the father in the parable of the prodigal son. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been through liquid capital to the prodigal son. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have sometimes wished that we could hear the end of the story about the prodigal son. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He reminds me of a prodigal son who swears to live within his allowance and never resort to moneylenders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He cited the parable of the prodigal son, but he seemed to get it on its head. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He would have welcomed him like the father welcomed the prodigal son, with a fatted calf and all the rest of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of prodigal son These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of prodigal son?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 回頭的浪子… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 回头的浪子… See more in Spanish hijo pródigo… See more in Portuguese filho pródigo… See more Need a translator?

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