Adam and Eve

1. The first man and woman, respectively, according to the Book of Genesis.

   Cain and Abel were the sons of Adam and Eve.

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   Well, I spied me a girl and before she could leave / I said “Let’s go and play Adam and Eve”

   1963, Bob Dylan, “Talkin' World War III Blues”, in The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

   In his own unique way, he was a radical—him and that sister of his, Lucida. Radicals with inbuilt longevity—a regular Adam and Eve who would add healthy genes to Earth's decaying gene pool.

   2004, Paul Collins, The Earthborn, page 71

1. figurativelyA starting point; a set of ancestors or progenitors.
2. The puttyroot (Aplectrum hyemale).

present singular third person Adam and Eves · participle present Adam and Eving · participle past Adam and Eved · past Adam and Eved

1. CockneyslangtransitiveTo believe.

   Would you Adam and Eve it: I’ve only gone an’ lost me wallet, ain’t I?