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hand-me-down
hand-me-down
A second-hand (not new) item, usually a piece of clothing, that is passed down for continued use, often from an older sibling to a younger one. Maria was tired of getting her older sister's hand-me-downs and looked forward to being able to buy her own clothes.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Janel | | jə-NEL | English |
Nobu | | no-boo | Japanese |
Fritjof | | FRIT-shof (Swedish), FRIT-yof (Swedish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
Apple | | ['æpl] | |
TiÊN | | - | Vietnamese |
Yechi'el | | - | Biblical Hebrew |