Nepo baby

Nepotism baby, shortened to nepo baby, is a term referring to the children of celebrities who have succeeded in careers, usually the same, or adjacent, career to their celebrity parents. The implication is that these children are only successful because they have inside access because of their parents due to nepotism.[1][2]

Origin

The term became popular in 2022 on Twitter when a user named Meriem Derradji tweeted about Maude Apatow, daughter of director Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann, starring in the TV show Euphoria.[3][4] This led to the term 'nepo baby' trending on TikTok as users pointed out numerous other celebrity nepotism babies.[5] New York Magazine published a list of nepo babies and called 2022 'The Year of the Nepo Baby.[6][7]

References
  1. Andrew, Scottie (22 December 2022). "Why everyone's talking about 'nepo babies'". CNN. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. Kambhampaty, Anna P.; Issawi, Danya (2 May 2022). "What Is a 'Nepotism Baby'?". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. Franks, Josephine (30 December 2022). "What is a 'nepo baby', and what do celebrities have to say about being labelled one?". Sky News. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. Gorman, Alyx (22 December 2022). "Nepo babies: what are they and why is Gen Z only just discovering them?". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. Jones, Nate (19 December 2022). "How a Nepo Baby Is Born". Vulture. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  6. "The Year of the Nepo Baby". Vulture. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  7. Lowe, Lindsay (23 December 2022). "What are 'nepo babies' and why is the internet talking about them?". Today. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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