prodigal son/daughter
noun
: a son/daughter who leaves his or her parents to do things that they do not approve of but then feels sorry and returns home
—often used figuratively
He left the company several years ago, but now the prodigal son has returned.
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What happens when a prodigal son falls under the influence of his older, American wife?
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Air Mail, 17 May 2025
Then Ananya’s prodigal son, Vikram, arrives home unexpectedly after leaving the restaurant and his family years before, sparking fury and jealousy from his hard-working sister Vaidehi.
—Pamela Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Far from a prodigal son, he’s never resisted or railed against it.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Newport ’65 was really a Thanksgiving dinner gone amok, in which the prodigal son and the father and several uncles and others are fighting.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
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Air Mail, 17 May 2025
Then Ananya’s prodigal son, Vikram, arrives home unexpectedly after leaving the restaurant and his family years before, sparking fury and jealousy from his hard-working sister Vaidehi.
—Pamela Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Far from a prodigal son, he’s never resisted or railed against it.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Newport ’65 was really a Thanksgiving dinner gone amok, in which the prodigal son and the father and several uncles and others are fighting.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prodigal son/daughter
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“Prodigal son/daughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prodigal%20son%2Fdaughter. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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