1. the inherited wealth of established upper-class families; - Example: "he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth" - Example: "she is the daughter of old money from Massachusetts" [syn: silver spoon, old money]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
silver spoon
n 1: the inherited wealth of established upper-class families;
"he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth"; "she is the
daughter of old money from Massachusetts" [syn: silver
spoon, old money]