SILVER SPOON

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The inherited wealth of established upper-class families

Example:

she is the daughter of old money from Massachusetts

Synonyms:

old money; silver spoon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("silver spoon" is a kind of...):

inherited wealth (wealth that is inherited rather than earned)

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