Poor little rich boy In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "poor little rich boy", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2021-11-20 09:11

Meaning of Poor little rich boy (redirected from poor little rich girl/boy/kid )

Poor little rich girl/boy/kid expression

(Often said sarcastically and unsympathetically) A kid who has lots of money or possessions, yet such that does not make them happy.

 

John is a poor little rich boy. Despite coming into a vast fortune after his dad died,  he said a large amount of money like that didn't content him.

John was born into a well-off family, but he often feels lonely due to the lack of parental care and attention, the poor little kid.

Origin of Poor little rich girl/boy/kid

The original “poor little rich girl” was socialite Barbara Hutton, heiress to the Woolworth (“Five and Dime” stores) and E. F. Hutton investment banking fortunes. She had a lonely childhood, seven failed— and in many cases, exploitive—marriages, and died a broken (and nearly broke) woman at age sixty-six. 

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