Hand-me-down Definition

hăndmē-doun
hand-me-downs
adjective
Handed down to one person after being used and discarded by another.
American Heritage
Used; secondhand.
Webster's New World
Of inferior quality; shabby.
American Heritage
Ready-made and cheap.
Webster's New World
Used or second-hand, passed along by its prior user.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
hand-me-downs
Something, esp. an article of clothing, which is used and then passed along to someone else, as to a younger sibling.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • /etc
  • old utensils
  • old clothes
  • discard
  • secondhand article

Other Word Forms of Hand-me-down

Noun

Singular:
hand-me-down
Plural:
hand-me-downs

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