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a hand-me-down
a hand-me-down
a piece of clothing that used to belong to an older brother or sister and is now worn by a younger brother or sister (usually plural) As a child I was always dressed in my sister's hand-me-downs and I longed for something new to wear.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Fuat | | - | Turkish |
Iwan | | EE-wan (Welsh), EE-vahn (Polish) | Welsh, Polish |
Mattan | | - | Biblical, Biblical Hebrew |
Eryk | | - | Polish |
Kamal (1) | | - | Arabic |
Zoja | | ZOI-ah (Polish) | Polish, Macedonian |