What is prodigal meaning?

The word prodigal means spending money or resources recklessly or wastefully. It can also refer to a person who leaves home, often in rebellion, and lives a wild and extravagant lifestyle before eventually returning home and seeking forgiveness. The origin of the word comes from the Latin prodigus, meaning wasteful. The most well-known literary example of a prodigal is the biblical figure from the Parable of the Prodigal Son.