nepo baby

A form of nepotism baby — A person, especially a celebrity, whose success in an occupation or field is perceived as attributable at least partly to their parent's influence or support (as a necessary input albeit not the sole one).

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Meanings

nounnepo baby (plural nepo babies)

plural nepo babies · alternative nepobaby · alternative nepo-baby

  1. abbreviationclippingderogatoryslangClipping of nepotism baby.

    […] and the second is ‘nepobabies’. The latter is basically nepotism dressed up with a Tik Tok-friendly hashtag that’s recently made headlines. A quick search yields thousands of naming and shaming takedowns of examples of nepobabies in Hollywood, fashion and beyond.

    2022 November 24, Susie Lau, “Bubble rap: Susie Lau weighs in on the nepo baby debate...”, in ES Magazine
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    Speaking of nepo (nepotism) babies — because these days everybody is — meet Brooklyn Peltz Beckham. Now, in case you don’t know the term, nepo babies are the offspring of rich, famous and/or powerful people; Mr Beckham, son of sports superstar David and Spice Girl Victoria, is a prime example.

    2022 August 22, Elise Seyfried, “Does Brooklyn Peltz Beckham know it’s possible to be a nepo baby without being unbearable”, in The Independent

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
nepotism baby

Origin

Compare nepo (“nepotism”).

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APA

nepo baby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nepo%20baby

MLA

“nepo baby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nepo%20baby. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nepo baby,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nepo%20baby.

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