# hand-me-down

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An item that is passed along for someone else to use.
2. A piece of clothing or other item which has been outgrown by an older sibling and passed down to a younger one.

## Etymology
See hand down and me.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hand-me-down