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
Example sentences from the Web for spoon
British Dictionary definitions for spoon
spoon
/ (spuːn) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for spoon
Old English
spōn splinter; related to Old Norse
spōnn spoon, chip, Old High German
spān
Idioms and Phrases with spoon
spoon
see born with a silver spoon; greasy spoon.