poor little rich girl
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Meaning · English
A wealthy person who is considered spoiled or selfish
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
người giàu có nhưng bị coi là bị hư hỏng hoặc ích kỷ
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Literally: a young girl from a poor family who is rich
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Kate, a poor little rich girl with her own private rink, can barely keep a partner long enough to get to the Olympics, let alone win a gold medal.
‘ I'd feel sorry for you, but I'm afraid I don't have much time for the poor little rich girl syndrome.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “poor little rich girl” mean?
A wealthy person who is considered spoiled or selfish Literally: a young girl from a poor family who is rich
Is “poor little rich girl” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.