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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Grigorijs-Latvian
Brendanus-Irish (Latinized)
Wigmund-Anglo-Saxon
IzaÄK-Dutch
KaleighKAY-lee, KA-leeEnglish (Modern)
Zuza-Slovak, Polish