Nepo baby

Blue Ivy Carter (left), daughter of Beyoncé (right) and Jay Z. Blue Ivy has appeared in albums, concerts, music videos, documentaries and films made by or involving her parents and have been subject to accusations of having benefitted from nepotism.

Nepo baby, short for nepotism baby, is a term referring to someone whose career is similar or related to the career their parents succeeded in. The implication is that, because their parents already had connections to one or more specific industries, the child was able to use those connections to build a career in those industries.^[1]^[2] It is usually used pejoratively to indicate a celebrity whose fame and success are perceived as unearned or undeserved.^[3]^[4]

^ Andrew, Scottie (22 December 2022). "Why everyone's talking about 'nepo babies'". CNN. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ Kambhampaty, Anna P.; Issawi, Danya (2 May 2022). "What Is a 'Nepotism Baby'?". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ Jones, Nate (2022-12-19). "How a Nepo Baby Is Born". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
^ Gorman, Alyx (2022-12-22). "Nepo babies: what are they and why is Gen Z only just discovering them?". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-12-22.

[CNN-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.

[:0-3] Jones, Nate (2022-12-19). "How a Nepo Baby Is Born". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-12-22.

[Guardian-4] Gorman, Alyx (2022-12-22). "Nepo babies: what are they and why is Gen Z only just discovering them?". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-12-22.

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