Meaning of prodigal son | Babel Free
Definitions
- Someone who returns home from travelling or exile or who is welcomed back after disgrace, especially having repented of former extravagant or immoral behavior.
- A marine fish, the cobia (Rachycentron canadum).
Equivalents
Ελληνικά
άσωτος υιός
Español
hijo pródigo
Suomi
tuhlaajapoika
Français
fils prodigue
日本語
放蕩息子
Nederlands
verloren zoon
Polski
syn marnotrawny
Português
filho pródigo
Русский
блу́дный сын
Svenska
förlorad son
Examples
“Here I am, the prodigal son The self proclaimed deprived Spending hours of fighting the peace When I should lay it on the line”
“Don’t look back in anger—Oasis, the prodigal sons of Brit-pop, is returning. After years of public feuding and subtweets and alleged battery with a cricket bat, the Gallagher brothers—Liam and Noel, obvs—are working it out on the remix, with a rash of 2025 summer dates announced on their website.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.