family heirloom
Passed-down possession
A family heirloom is an object passed down through generations within a family, valued for its sentimental significance rather than monetary worth.
Heirlooms typically carry emotional weight—a grandmother's wedding ring, a great-uncle's pocket watch, furniture from the old country: The quilt is a family heirloom dating back to the Civil War.
The term implies both age and emotional attachment.
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- antique furnitureOld collectible home furnishings
- passed downTransmitted through lineage
- keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
jewelry box · grandmother · great grandmother · attic · jewelry · wedding dress · portrait · hope chest · silver · china · locket · generations · sentimental · sentimental value · dusty · trunk · legacy · passed
family heirloomdisposable
Made for one use
discardable · consumable · ephemera · temporary possession · perishable goods
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