Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silver spoon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: sil-ver spoon
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Wealth passed down or inherited.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He was born with a silver spoon and an upturned nose. He didn't lose the latter when he squandered the former."
"Some folks are born silver spoon in hand / Lord, don't they help themselves, yeah"

Etymology

Rooted in 18th century European table-setting customs, when diners would bring their own utensils to the meal. To distinguish themselves from serfs and peasants, members of the land-owning classes often used silver cutlery, whence the term silverware.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

born with a silver spoon in one's mouth silver fork novel

Frequently Paired Words

born with a silver spoon in one's mouth silvertail silver fork novel

Synonyms

old money

Questions

What does silver spoon mean?: Wealth passed down or inherited.
Where does silver spoon come from?: Rooted in 18th century European table-setting customs, when diners would bring their own utensils to the meal. To distinguish themselves from serfs and peasants, members of the land-owning classes often used silver cutlery, whence the term silverware.

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