What does "heirloom" mean?

`n.` a valuable object that has been passed down from generation to generation within a family; a family heirloom.

How do you pronounce "heirloom"?

The pronunciation is /'eəluːm/. Listen to American and British pronunciations on this page.

[USA]/'eəluːm/

[Storbritannia]/'ɛrlum/

Frekvens: Svært høy

Word Forms

Plural

family heirloom

This heirloom has been handed for several generations.

The brooch is a family heirloom which came down to her from her great-grandmother.

passed down as an heirloom

family heirloom

This heirloom has been handed for several generations.

The brooch is a family heirloom which came down to her from her great-grandmother.

passed down as an heirloom

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