spoon
[ spoon ]
/ spun /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Idioms for spoon
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth,
born into a wealthy family; having an inherited fortune: She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and never worked a day in her life.
Origin of spoon
before 900; Middle English; Old English
spōn; cognate with Low German
spon, German
Span chip, Old Norse
spōnn; akin to Greek
sphḗn wedge
OTHER WORDS FROM spoon
spoon·less, adjective spoon·like, adjectiveWords nearby spoon
spoofing,
spook,
spooky,
spool,
spoom,
spoon,
spoon back,
spoon bow,
spoon bread,
spoon hook,
spoon nail
British Dictionary definitions for born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
spoon
/ (spuːn) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for spoon
Old English
spōn splinter; related to Old Norse
spōnn spoon, chip, Old High German
spān
Cultural definitions for born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
Born into a wealthy family: “She may have a lot of money, but she earned every penny herself; she wasn't born with a silver spoon in her mouth.”
Idioms and Phrases with born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
spoon
see born with a silver spoon; greasy spoon.