English Explanatory Dictionary

silver spoon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Wealth passed down or inherited.

Pronunciation

En-au-silver spoon.ogg

Word forms

silver spoon

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.

Related words

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