Silver Spoon (Noun)
Meaning
The inherited wealth of established upper-class families; "he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth"; "she is the daughter of old money from Massachusetts".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, the son of a wealthy industrialist with a long history of philanthropy.
- The family's old money and influence had been built over generations, and their children were often said to have been born with a silver spoon.
- As the daughter of a prominent banker, she had grown up with every advantage, the quintessential example of someone born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
- His family's wealth and status had been established long before he was born, and he had always known the privileges that came with being born with a silver spoon.
- The phrase 'born with a silver spoon in his mouth' was often used to describe the young heir, who had inherited a vast fortune and a title from his aristocratic family.