Definition of Hand-me-down

1. Adjective. Passed on from one person to another. "Not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes"

Exact synonyms: Hand-down
Similar to: Old

2. Noun. Outgrown garment passed down from one person to another.
Generic synonyms: Garment

Definition of Hand-me-down

1. Noun. An item that is passed along for someone else to use; ''especially,'' a piece of clothing or other item which has been outgrown by a older sibling and passed down to a younger one. ¹

2. Adjective. Used or second-hand, passed along by its prior user ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hand-me-down

hand-down
hand-eggs
hand-eye coordination
hand-foot-and-mouth disease
hand-foot-and-mouth disease virus
hand-held
hand-held computer
hand-held microcomputer
hand-hewn
hand-hold
hand-hole
hand-in-glove
hand-in-hand
hand-loomed
hand-made
hand-me-down (current term)
hand-me-downs
hand-off
hand-offs
hand-operated
hand-over
hand-pick
hand-picked
hand-puppet
hand-schueller-christian disease
hand-schueller-christian syndrome
hand-spring
hand-springs
hand-tight
hand-to-hand

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