# fruit of one's loins

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/fruit-of-ones-loins
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

One's child or, collectively, one's children or descendants.

## Examples

- He is very proud of the fruit of his loins.
- The elderly man spent his final years surrounded by the fruit of his loins, watching his grandchildren play in the garden.
- The king looked upon the young prince, the only fruit of his loins, and wondered if the boy was truly ready to inherit the throne.

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