SILVER SPOON


Meaning of SILVER SPOON in English

noun

Etymology: from the phrase born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born wealthy)

: wealth ; especially : inherited wealth

endowed with a silver spoon or burdened with poverty — P.A.Sorokin

social grace is acquired more easily by those who grow up with silver spoons in their mouths — C.J.Friedrich

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.