Hand-me-down

Pronunciation: /ˈhænd- ˈmi- ˈdaʊn/

Hand-me-down (noun)

  1. Clothes or items given to someone after being used by another person.
  2. An object or item that is passed from one person to another, usually within a family.

Examples

  • She wore her sister's hand-me-downs to school.
  • He didn't mind wearing hand-me-downs from his cousin.

Common collocations: wear hand-me-downs, old hand-me-downs, cherish a hand-me-down, family hand-me-down