Hand-me-down
(noun)
- An item of clothing or other item that has been previously worn by someone else, typically passed down within a family.
- A used item that is passed down from one person to another, often within a family.
Origin:
From the phrase "hand me down", which means to pass on something, usually clothing, to someone else.
Examples:
- He wore hand-me-down clothes from his older brother.
- She didn't like the hand-me-downs her sister gave her.
- The hand-me-downs were in good condition.
- The hand-me-downs were passed down from his grandfather.
- The hand-me-downs were a way for the family to save money.