born with a silver spoon in one's mouth en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
* According to some, the original nautical expression is just born with a silver spoon and describes those young gentlemen who were able to enter the Royal Navy without examination and whose promotion was assured. The converse was born with a wooden ladle. * However, the phrase is first recorded as a Scottish proverb in the form "Every Man is no born with a Silver Spoon in his Mouth" (1721).
Meanings
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(idiomatic, not-comparable) Born rich, or into a wealthy family.
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and probably never had to work a day in his life.
Near-synonyms: born to the purple, to the manor born
Relateds
Synonyms
born to the purple · to the manor born
Translations (27)
th คาบช้อนเงินช้อนทองมาเกิด (born rich or in a wealthy family) · de mit goldenem Löffel im Mund geboren (born rich or in a wealthy family) · el γεννήθηκα στα πούπουλα (born rich or in a wealthy family) · es nacer en cuna de oro (born rich or in a wealthy family) · te ఆగర్భశ్రీమంతుడు (born rich or in a wealthy family) · vi sinh ra ngậm thìa vàng (born rich or in a wealthy family) · fi syntynyt kultalusikka suussa (born rich or in a wealthy family) · ja 裕福な家庭に生まれる (born rich or in a wealthy family) · ga rugadh é le spúnóg airgid ina bhéal (born rich or in a wealthy family) · ru роди́ться в соро́чке (born rich or in a wealthy family) · pt nascer em berço de ouro (born rich or in a wealthy family) · nl met een gouden lepel in de mond geboren (born rich or in a wealthy family) · th คาบช้อนทองมาเกิด (born rich or in a wealthy family) · da født med sølvske i munden (born rich or in a wealthy family) · vi sinh ra ở vạch đích (born rich or in a wealthy family) · es criarse en buena cuna (born rich or in a wealthy family) · fr né avec une cuillère d'argent dans la bouche (born rich or in a wealthy family) · sv född med silversked i mun (born rich or in a wealthy family) · cmn 含著金勺子出生的 (born rich or in a wealthy family) · ro născut cu o lingură de argint în gură (born rich or in a wealthy family) · ml വായിൽ വെള്ളിക്കരണ്ടിയുമായി ജനിച്ച (born rich or in a wealthy family) · ar وُلِدَ وَفِي فَمِهِ مِلْعَقَةٌ مِن ذَهَب (born rich or in a wealthy family) · it nascere con la camicia (born rich or in a wealthy family) · pl być w czepku urodzonym (born rich or in a wealthy family) · nb å være født med sølvskje i munnen (born rich or in a wealthy family) · lv piedzimis zem laimīgas zvaigznes (born rich or in a wealthy family) · el γεννημένος στα πλούτη (born rich or in a wealthy family)