hand-me-down

• Bezeichnet etwas, besonders Kleidung, das bereits von jemand anderem benutzt und dann an eine andere Person weitergegeben wurde. Oft stammt es von älteren Geschwistern oder Verwandten.

Describes something, especially clothing, that has been used by someone else and passed on to another person.

1. Passed on from one person to anotherB1informal

   Describes an item, especially clothing, that is given to a younger or less wealthy person after the original owner no longer uses it.

   Weitergegeben

   • She wore her older sister's hand-me-down jeans.
   • Most of his toys were hand-me-downs from his cousins.
   • The hand-me-down furniture still looked good in the apartment.

   Synonymecast-offhanded-downsecondhandused

   Antonymeneworiginal

• Ein gebrauchter Gegenstand, meist ein Kleidungsstück, das von einer Person an eine andere weitergegeben wird, nachdem der ursprüngliche Besitzer herausgewachsen ist oder es nicht mehr braucht. Oft etwas, das von älteren Geschwistern oder Verwandten stammt.

A noun referring to an item, typically a piece of clothing, that is passed from one person to another after the original owner has outgrown it or no longer needs it.

1. Passed-down clothing or itemA2informal

   A garment or other item that is no longer used by its original owner and is given to another person, typically a younger sibling or relative.

   Weitervererbte Kleidung

   • She wore her older sister's hand-me-downs for years.
   • The jacket was a hand-me-down from his cousin.
   • I have a box of hand-me-down toys for the new baby.