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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Oddmund-Norwegian
MistyMIS-teeEnglish
Prachi-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Ginevrajee-NEV-rahItalian
Kirstie-Scottish
Krastyu-Bulgarian