rich kid
UK/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ ˌkɪd/
rich kid noun: a child, adolescent or young adult from a wealthy family, especially one who flaunts his or her wealth or privilege.
Noun
rich kid (plural rich kids)
- A child, adolescent or young adult from a wealthy family, especially one who flaunts his or her wealth or privilege.
- They were very happy, these poor little folks, to be invited to a dinner party, given by “that rich kid, Alex.”1893, Mabel Putnam, chapter VI, in Alex Goodwin’s Deed, San Francisco, Calif.: C. A. Murdock & Co., page 29
- The defendant, Albert Butler Chatham, in the words of his attorney, is a spoiled rich kid with a mania for automobiles.1978 February 27, Homer Thornberry, Circuit Judge, “United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Albert Butler Chatham, Defendant-Appellant. No. 77-5226. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth...
Examples of rich kid in a sentence
- "The more money you are given, the less happy you're apt to be," says John Sedgwick, author of the blockbuster book Rich Kids.1994 November 22, Paul Hanley, “New book reveals: Rich kids REALLY ARE miserable!”, in Weekly World News, Lantana, Fla.: Weekly World News...
- According to prevailing conjecture, she was a rich kid out for fun, rebelling against the social restrictions of upper-class life.1995, Kathleen Barry, “Patricia Hearst: Prototype of Female Sexual Slavery”, in The Prostitution of Sexuality, New York, N.Y.; London: New...
Forms of rich kid
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Words formed from rich kid
Questions about rich kid
- What does rich kid mean?
- Rich kid means a child, adolescent or young adult from a wealthy family, especially one who flaunts his or her wealth or privilege.
- How do you use rich kid in a sentence?
- "The more money you are given, the less happy you're apt to be," says John Sedgwick, author of the blockbuster book Rich Kids.
- What part of speech is rich kid?
- Rich kid is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rich kid?
- Rich kid is pronounced /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ ˌkɪd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rich kid?
- The plural of rich kid is rich kids.
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