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I can't think of the word, it's something that you are when your family is rich like your grandparents and there parents. That makes you...something it's a word.Anyone know?

2006-12-10 10:01:40 · 7 answers · asked by SemperFi3608 3 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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Aristocrat
Moneyed
Blue-Blood
Gentry or Landed Gentry
Born with a silver spoon in mouth
Upper-crust
Peerage
Nobility

From Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouveau_riche

Social stratification (**classes relevant to your question are with a double asterisk**):

Social class in Europe:

**Bourgeoisie
**Upper class
**Ruling class
**Nobility
White-collar
Petite bourgeoisie
**Upper middle class
Creative class
**Gentry
Blue-collar
Proletariat
Middle class
Working class
Nouveau riche
Pink-collar
Lumpenproletariat
Lower middle class
Lower class
**Old Money
**Gold-collar
Slave class
Underclass
Classlessness

Social class in the United States

**Upper classes
Middle classes
Social structure
Income Educational attainment

2006-12-10 12:12:10 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Affluent is the word. Or perhaps old money which is tacky but still used in the Hamptons and Palm Beach.

2006-12-10 18:28:08 · answer #2 · answered by cereal_killer034 5 · 0 0

If you mean born rich, thats the term "silver tounge"

2006-12-10 18:10:23 · answer #3 · answered by crazygoodnyc 1 · 0 1

affluent

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/affluent

2006-12-10 18:29:32 · answer #4 · answered by Maverik42 3 · 0 0

independently wealthy

2006-12-10 18:27:06 · answer #5 · answered by thisbrit 7 · 0 0

affluent

2006-12-10 18:03:31 · answer #6 · answered by Paul B 3 · 1 0

endowed ?

2006-12-10 18:03:45 · answer #7 · answered by stephen1424 4 · 0 0

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