# heirloom

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛə.luːm/ · frequency rank #29,683

## Definitions
1. A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
2. An old crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation, in contrast to modern cultivars used in large-scale agriculture.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English heirlome (“heirloom”, literally “a tool or article passed to one's heirs”). By surface analysis, heir + loom.
Displaced native Old English fæderġestrēon.

## Common misspellings (11)
`ehirloom`, `heilroom`, `heirlloom`, `heirlom`, `heirlomo`, `heirloomm`, `heirolom`, `heirrloom`, `heriloom`, `hheirloom`, `hierloom`

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