# first fruits

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The first part of a harvest; sometimes made into an offering
2. The first profits from an undertaking

## Etymology
From Middle English firste fruytes, fyrste frutes, furste frutes (“first fruits”), equivalent to first + fruits.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/first-fruits