Autumnal is an easy word to intuit, even if you do not know its exact meaning. If you only see the word autumn, you are halfway there. Autumn is a noun, and autumnal is the adjective form of the word, which means something relating to autumn.
“Sally put on a strange fashion show that featured unusual colors for the autumnal season.”
“We had an early cold snap, and the trees began to take on autumnal colors shortly after that.”
“Unless you are getting married, women should not wear white after Labor Day; it is not an autumnal color.”
Nepo-baby is a new word for me, and I had a hint about its meaning that was close but not exact. The word nepo-baby refers to someone who is privileged because they are the descendant of another person and is short for nepotism baby. I believe we often think about this when considering the children of politicians, sports figures, or entertainers when it is obvious the child did not inherit the parent’s talent.
In my opinion, many people who display extreme talent have a unique combination of genes and experiences that make them who they are. Children cannot replicate either of these exactly, so the talent does not necessarily pass on to the next generation. Unfortunately, this can also refer to intelligence, and it becomes very obvious when a parent is a polymath, and the child wants to be but just is not one.
“Unfortunately, Albert Einstein’s children would not have been considered geniuses but only nepo-babies if they entered the field of physics.”
“Children who benefit from their parents’ fame are often benefitting from nepotism, they are nepo-babies.”
Combining these two words might result in this sentence.
“Sally lacked the fashion sense of her mother and put together an inappropriate autumnal show that proved she was just a nepo-baby.”
