born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth adjective: born rich, or into a wealthy family.
Adjective
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (not comparable)
- Born rich, or into a wealthy family.
- Near-synonyms: born to the purple, to the manor born
- He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and probably never had to work a day in his life.
- Synonyms:
- born to the purple, to the manor born
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth meaning in Telugu, Malayalam, Arabic and Thai
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth in Telugu
- born rich or in a wealthy family
- ఆగర్భశ్రీమంతుడు āgarbhaśrīmantuḍu
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth in Malayalam
- born rich or in a wealthy family
- വായിൽ വെള്ളിക്കരണ്ടിയുമായി ജനിച്ച vāyil veḷḷikkaraṇṭiyumāyi janicca
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth in Arabic
- born rich or in a wealthy family
- وُلِدَ وَفِي فَمِهِ مِلْعَقَةٌ مِن ذَهَب wulida wafī famihi milʕaqatun min ḏahab
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth in Thai
- born rich or in a wealthy family
- คาบช้อนเงินช้อนทองมาเกิด, คาบช้อนทองมาเกิด
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- born with a silver spoon in one's mouth in Vietnamese
- sinh ra ở vạch đích, sinh ra ngậm thìa vàng
Synonyms of born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
Origin of born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
* 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).
Questions about born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
- What does born with a silver spoon in one's mouth mean?
- Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth means born rich, or into a wealthy family.
- What is born with a silver spoon in one's mouth in Telugu?
- Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth in Telugu is ఆగర్భశ్రీమంతుడు (āgarbhaśrīmantuḍu). See Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth meaning in Telugu.
- What part of speech is born with a silver spoon in one's mouth?
- Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth is an adjective.
Words near born with a silver spoon in one's mouth in the dictionary
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