Meanings
plural nepotism babies
- derogatoryslangA 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).
“She seemed like a regular girl,” said Ms. Derradji, 24, who works in technical support in Montreal. Except for one thing: Her parents, Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow, are Hollywood stalwarts. / In other words, Maude Apatow is a “nepotism baby.”
2022 May 2, Anna P. Kambhampaty, Danya Issawi, “What Is a ‘Nepotism Baby’?”, in The New York TimesSynonyms: nepo baby, nepotism kid, nepo kid · Antonyms: self-made man
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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).
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 星二代
- 星二代 (xīng'èrdài)person whose success is attributed to their parent's influence
Finnish nepovauva
- nepovauvaperson whose success is attributed to their parent's influence
French fils de, fille de
- fils deperson whose success is attributed to their parent's influence
- fille deperson whose success is attributed to their parent's influence
- bébé népoperson whose success is attributed to their parent's influence
Italian raccomandato, figlio di papà
- raccomandatoperson whose success is attributed to their parent's influence
- figlio di papàperson whose success is attributed to their parent's influence
Polish dziecko celebrytów odnoszące sukcesy przez koneksje
- dziecko celebrytów odnoszące sukcesy przez koneksjeperson whose success is attributed to their parent's influence
Portuguese nepo baby
- nepo babyperson whose success is attributed to their parent's influence
Russian непо-бейби, непо бэби
- непо-бейби (nepo-bejbi)person whose success is attributed to their parent's influence
- непо бэби (nepo bɛbi)person whose success is attributed to their parent's influence
Spanish nepobebé, hijo de
- nepobebéperson whose success is attributed to their parent's influence
- hijo deperson whose success is attributed to their parent's influence
- hija deperson whose success is attributed to their parent's influence
Turkish kohumbala
- kohumbalaperson whose success is attributed to their parent's influence
Vietnamese con ông cháu cha
- con ông cháu chaperson whose success is attributed to their parent's influence
Cite this entry
nepotism baby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nepotism%20baby
“nepotism baby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nepotism%20baby. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nepotism baby,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nepotism%20baby.
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