"born with a silver spoon in one's mouth" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-born with a silver spoon in one's mouth.ogg [Australia]
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). Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=born with a silver spoon in one's mouth}} born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) born rich, or into a wealthy family Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Related terms: nepotism baby Translations (born rich or in a wealthy family): 含著金勺子出生的 (Chinese Mandarin), født med sølvske i munden (Danish), met een gouden lepel in de mond geboren (Dutch), syntynyt kultalusikka suussa (Finnish), né avec une cuillère d’argent dans la bouche (French), mit einem goldenen Löffel im Mund geboren (German), γεννημένος στα πλούτη (genniménos sta ploúti) (Greek), γεννήθηκα στα πούπουλα (genníthika sta poúpoula) (Greek), rugadh é le spúnóg airgid ina bhéal (Irish), nascere con la camicia (Italian), 裕福な家庭に生まれる (yūfuku na katei ni umareru) (alt: ゆうふくなかていにうまれる) (Japanese), piedzimis zem laimīgas zvaigznes [masculine] (Latvian), å være født med sølvskje i munnen (Norwegian Bokmål), być w czepku urodzonym (english: born wearing a bonnet) (Polish), nascer em berço de ouro (Portuguese), născut cu o lingură de argint în gură (english: born with a silver spoon in the mouth) (Romanian), роди́ться в соро́чке (rodítʹsja v soróčke) (english: be born with a shirt on) (Russian), nacer en cuna de oro (Spanish), criarse en buena cuna (Spanish), född med silversked i mun (Swedish), ఆగర్భశ్రీమంతుడు (āgarbhaśrīmantuḍu) (Telugu), คาบช้อนเงินช้อนทองมาเกิด (Thai), คาบช้อนทองมาเกิด (Thai), sinh ra ở vạch đích (english: be born at the finish line) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-born_with_a_silver_spoon_in_one's_mouth-en-adj-iNSmntXx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      "word": "født med sølvske i munden"
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      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
      "word": "met een gouden lepel in de mond geboren"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
      "word": "syntynyt kultalusikka suussa"
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      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
      "word": "né avec une cuillère d’argent dans la bouche"
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      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
      "word": "mit einem goldenen Löffel im Mund geboren"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
      "word": "γεννημένος στα πλούτη"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
      "word": "γεννήθηκα στα πούπουλα"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
      "word": "rugadh é le spúnóg airgid ina bhéal"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
      "word": "nascere con la camicia"
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      "alt": "ゆうふくなかていにうまれる",
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yūfuku na katei ni umareru",
      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
      "word": "裕福な家庭に生まれる"
    },
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      "lang": "Korean",
      "note": "금수저를 물고 태어나다 (geumsujeoreul mulgo taeeonada, literally “born biting a gold spoon”)",
      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family"
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      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
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      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
      "word": "å være født med sølvskje i munnen"
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      "code": "pl",
      "english": "born wearing a bonnet",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
      "word": "być w czepku urodzonym"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
      "word": "nascer em berço de ouro"
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      "english": "born with a silver spoon in the mouth",
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      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
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      "code": "ru",
      "english": "be born with a shirt on",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rodítʹsja v soróčke",
      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
      "word": "роди́ться в соро́чке"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
      "word": "nacer en cuna de oro"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
      "word": "criarse en buena cuna"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
      "word": "född med silversked i mun"
    },
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      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "āgarbhaśrīmantuḍu",
      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
      "word": "ఆగర్భశ్రీమంతుడు"
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      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
      "word": "คาบช้อนเงินช้อนทองมาเกิด"
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    {
      "code": "th",
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      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
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      "code": "vi",
      "english": "be born at the finish line",
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      "sense": "born rich or in a wealthy family",
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