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
Fuat-Turkish
IwanEE-wan (Welsh), EE-vahn (Polish)Welsh, Polish
Mattan-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Eryk-Polish
Kamal (1)-Arabic
ZojaZOI-ah (Polish)Polish, Macedonian