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- Dictionarysilver-spoon/ˈsɪlvəspuːn/
adjective
- 1. having a wealthy or privileged background: "she was a baronet's granddaughter and had a silver-spoon upbringing"
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The English language expression silver spoon is synonymous with wealth, especially inherited wealth; someone born into a wealthy family is said to have "been born with a silver spoon in their mouth". As an adjective, "silver spoon" describes someone who has a prosperous background or is of a well-to-do family environment, often with the connotation that the person does not fully realize or appreci... Wikipedia