prodigal son
Meanings
noun
- 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).
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Etymology
With reference to Luke 15:11–32.
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