bank of mum and dad

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the bank of mum and dad

  1. (UK, humorous) One's parents, regarded as a source of financial support.
    • 1998, Sara Sheridan, Truth or Dare, page 79:
      underwritten by the Royal Bank of Mum and Dad.
    • 2005, Sean Coughlan, The Student Finance Guide: Fees, Grants and what it Costs, page 24:
      The fees might be higher, but they're going to be repaid out of the earnings of the student after they've left university or college, rather than borrowed from the Bank of Mum and Dad.
    • 2007, Michael Gove, Hansard:
      That means that those with access to the bank of mum and dad can get on the property ladder... while those who do not are locked out.