silver spoon
noun
: wealth
especially : inherited wealth
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web His body was identified after an anonymous caller told the coroner's office that LeBlanc wore an antique ring made from a silver spoon, Fieseler wrote. 
CBS News, 6 Aug. 2022 Some saw him as a cocky rich boy, born with a silver spoon in his mouth and placed by mere birthright at the head of the powerful multinational founded by his grandfather. Tom Sancton, Town & Country, 31 Mar. 2022 Alakazam is a Psychic-type Pokémon who keeps a silver spoon in each hand to magnify his Psychic moves and increase the effectiveness of his telekinetic powers. Sarah Toscano, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2022 Best eaten with a silver spoon, pints of the flavor can be ordered on the ice cream maker's official website in the 4-pack Roys Collection ($44 + shipping). Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 15 Oct. 2021 An antique silver spoon idled in a measuring cup, its dull face catching an errant ray of sunlight that cut through the loft. Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2021 Why did Chloe Bailey wearing a silver spoon as a necklace to the 2021 VMAs? Jenny Singer, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2021 Upon returning to the home, Van Dorn located the bucket behind a closed door and deputies found a silver spoon and tissue inside. Julia Musto, Fox News, 4 June 2021 After hundreds of years of slavery, racist public policies and discriminatory labor practices, Black families do not have the silver spoon of equity to pass on. Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, 20 May 2021 See More
CBS News, 6 Aug. 2022 Some saw him as a cocky rich boy, born with a silver spoon in his mouth and placed by mere birthright at the head of the powerful multinational founded by his grandfather. Tom Sancton, Town & Country, 31 Mar. 2022 Alakazam is a Psychic-type Pokémon who keeps a silver spoon in each hand to magnify his Psychic moves and increase the effectiveness of his telekinetic powers. Sarah Toscano, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2022 Best eaten with a silver spoon, pints of the flavor can be ordered on the ice cream maker's official website in the 4-pack Roys Collection ($44 + shipping). Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 15 Oct. 2021 An antique silver spoon idled in a measuring cup, its dull face catching an errant ray of sunlight that cut through the loft. Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2021 Why did Chloe Bailey wearing a silver spoon as a necklace to the 2021 VMAs? Jenny Singer, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2021 Upon returning to the home, Van Dorn located the bucket behind a closed door and deputies found a silver spoon and tissue inside. Julia Musto, Fox News, 4 June 2021 After hundreds of years of slavery, racist public policies and discriminatory labor practices, Black families do not have the silver spoon of equity to pass on. Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, 20 May 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
from the phrase "born with a silver spoon in one's mouth" (born wealthy)
First Known Use
1801, in the meaning defined above
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