hand-me-down

English

Noun

hand-me-down (plural hand-me-downs)

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

Translations

An item that is passed along for someone else to use

Catalan: deixalla f
Danish: aflagt stykke (da) tøj (da)
Dutch: afdankertje (nl) n
Greek: αποφόρι (el) n (apofóri)

Hindi: उतरन (hi) f (utran)
Japanese: お下がり (ja) (osagari)
Maori: oruoru
Russian: поде́ржанная ве́щь f (podéržannaja véščʹ)

Adjective

hand-me-down (not comparable)

Used or second-hand, passed along by its prior user
- 1983, 19th of March, Presidential Radio Address by Ronald Reagan
  I don't want America's recovery and security to be sacrificed on an altar of discredited hand-me-down theories. And if you'll help us, they won't be.

Translations

used or second-hand, passed on by a previous owner

Maori: oruoru

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