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
Anoop-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam
Laxmi-Indian, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali
Wilfri&Eth;-Anglo-Saxon
AdriennAWD-ree-enHungarian
AurÉLieo-re-LEEFrench
Mehmood-Urdu