nepo baby

noun

ˈne-(ˌ)pō- 

variants or less commonly nepotism baby

plural nepo babies also nepotism babies

: a person who gains success or opportunities through familial connections

especially : a child of a famous parent (such as an actor, musician, entrepreneur, or politician)

… I thought it was a talent competition for aspiring nepo babies whose famous parents refused to book them auditions.

—Kyndall Cunningham

… [Actor] Ewan McGregor's daughter Clara has admitted that she has had all the privilege a so-called 'nepo baby' can enjoy.

—Beverley Lyons

… he [Ben Stiller] starred in a … Pepsi commercial that poked fun at his nepo baby status.

—Jen Shiori Adams

George emanates a grating "good vibes only" philosophy borne from his privileged upbringing; he's a nepotism baby by way of his famous artist father.

—Variety

Anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. … filed paperwork Wednesday to launch a presidential challenge to President Biden, continuing a centuries-long tradition of nepotism baby presidential contenders.

—Zach Blackburn

Examples of nepo baby in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The point is, as far as nepo babies go, Gerber has a sense of humor about it and was very funny in Ayo Edebiri’s Instagram comments. —Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 May 2025

Golding plays Peter, a nepo baby desperate to connect with his distant billionaire father, played by Strong. —Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 May 2025

Dakota Johnson, queen of all nepo babies, is incapable of being boring. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 May 2025

In a 2023 interview with SiriusXM's The Jess Cagle Show, Jason joked that his first-ever acting gig was tied to his father, flaunting his nepo baby status. —Angel Saunders, People.com, 7 May 2025

Buffett was something of a 1950s nepo baby, starting his career in 1951 as a salesman for Buffett, Falk, & Co., his father’s investment firm. —Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 4 May 2025

Apparently the part has been retooled since the pilot, and no longer requires a double nepo baby. —Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 2 May 2025

The nepo baby whose arrival last summer was ripped across the NBA landscape has quietly risen above the criticism and gradually drowned out the noise. —Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025

This week, Andrew Zucker reports on the latest luxury for Ivy League nepo babies of the 1-percenters: private, white-glove housing stocked with amenities. —Air Mail, 5 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nepo baby

• maybe