"엄친아" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [ʌ̹mt͡ɕʰina̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: eomchina [romanization]
Etymology: Contraction of 엄마 친구 아들 (eomma chin'gu adeul, “mom's female friend's son”). Etymology templates: {{ko-l|엄마 친구 아들|mom's female friend's son}} 엄마 친구 아들 (eomma chin'gu adeul, “mom's female friend's son”) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 엄친아 • (eomchina)
  1. (neologism) Academically successful (and possibly wealthy) male student who is the target of envy among people. Wikipedia link: ko:엄친아 Tags: neologism Related terms: 엄친딸 (eomchinttal)
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          "text": "2012: 싸이 아버지 회사 테마주, Dong-A Ilbo\n그가 엄친아로 착실하게 성장해 사업가가 됐다면 우리는 가수 싸이를 잃었을 것이다.\ngeuga eomchinaro chaksilhage seongjanghae sa'eopgaga dwaetdamyeon urineun gasu ssaireul ireosseul geosida.\nAs an eomchina, had Psy worked hard to become a successful businessman, the world would have never experienced his musical talent.",
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        "(neologism) Academically successful (and possibly wealthy) male student who is the target of envy among people."
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