silver-spooned

adjective

1. informal.
   born into, of, or relating to a wealthy upper-class family

Word History and Origins

Origin of silver-spooned¹

C20: from born with a silver spoon in one's mouth ; see spoon

Example Sentences

“The last thing the company shareholders need is yet another silver-spooned movie enthusiast to run our entertainment company into the ground,” shareholder Blackwood Capital Management wrote in a blistering letter to Paramount’s board.

From Los Angeles Times

This local foursome is known for doling out pointed pro-fem pop-punk ditties that address mansplaining or target millennial malaise and silver-spooned brats.

From Seattle Times

Mendes also embraces her character Veronica’s vibe as a silver-spooned heiress.

From Fox News

These include the deployment of “shock-and-awe” violence, loathing of cucks, cultural Marxists and feminists, re-imagining a silver-spooned posturer like Bush as superman, and, finally, the political apotheosis of a serial groper.

From The Guardian

He has an inspiring biography – the kind of only-in-America stories that fans thrill to on the stump and would serve as a clear contrast to Trump’s silver-spooned upbringing.

From The Guardian