trust fund babies

Born into money

Trust fund babies are people, typically young adults, who live off inherited wealth held in trust for them.

The term is usually disparaging, suggesting someone who hasn't earned their lifestyle and may be out of touch with ordinary financial concerns: Those trust fund babies have never worked a day in their lives.

The singular trust fund baby is more common.

moneyCurrency for transactions
richHaving much of something
silver spoonSymbol of inherited wealth
lazyAvoiding effort or exertion
estateProperty and grounds

daddy's money · privilege · generational wealth · inheritance · spoiled · affluence · safety net · classism · coasting · stereotypes · entitlement · beneficiary · wealth · nepotism · elite · luxury lifestyle · bequest · endowment

Opposites

source of wealth/economic origin

trust fund babiesbootstrappers

Entrepreneurs using own resources

self-made men · self-starters · hustlers · nouveau riche · working stiffs

work ethic perception/cultural narrative

trust fund babiesgrinders

Subs or abrasive machines

bootstrappers · blue-collar workers · self-made men

socioeconomic origin/upbringing

trust fund babieslatchkey kids

Children caring for themselves after school

Family

trust, fund, trusts, trusted, trusting, trusty, trustee, trusteeship, trustful

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G