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SILVER SPOON
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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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