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, adjective

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.