From 8-year old Hilda’s diary:
This morning I asked Grandfather what a snob was. He said that a snob is a person who thinks he is better than other people. I said, “For instance, I think I am much better than Tante Esther. Does that make me a snob?” Grandfather laughed, but he said that I mustn’t say such a dreadful thing and that I am not better than Tante Esther. I asked him if he didn’t like me better and he said, “Maybe, but don’t tell anyone I said so.”