hand-me-down

== English == === Alternative forms === hand-me-on (dated) === Etymology === See hand down and me. === Pronunciation === === 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 ==== === 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 ==== === Verb === hand-me-down (third-person singular simple present hand-me-downs, present participle hand-me-downing, simple past and past participle hand-me-downed) (rare) To pass along to someone else.