keepsake

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keepsake

A grandmother gives her granddaughter a small keepsake box.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A small item kept in memory of the person who gave it or of the occasion on which it was received: A keepsake is an object, often of little monetary value, that is kept and treasured because it reminds the owner of a person, place, or event. It holds sentimental or emotional value.
Usage
  • A keepsake is typically a physical object, such as a piece of jewelry, a photograph, a ticket stub, or a letter. It serves as a tangible reminder of a past experience or relationship.
  • It is often given as a gift to commemorate a special occasion like a wedding, graduation, or farewell.
  • The word is used to emphasize the emotional significance of the object over its material worth.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • She gave me a locket as a keepsake before I moved away.
    • I keep the seashell as a keepsake from our trip to the beach.
    • The old watch was his only keepsake from his grandfather.
Advanced Usage
  • "A cherished keepsake": A keepsake that is deeply valued and loved.
    • The quilt her grandmother made is a cherished keepsake.
  • "A keepsake box": A special container used to store sentimental items.
    • She stores all her childhood keepsakes in a wooden keepsake box.
Variants and Related Words
  • Memento (n): An object kept as a reminder or souvenir of a person or event. (Very similar in meaning to keepsake.)
  • Souvenir (n): A thing that is kept as a reminder of a place, person, or event. (Often associated with travel, while a keepsake is more personal.)
  • Token (n): A thing serving as a visible or tangible representation of a fact, quality, feeling, etc. (Can be a keepsake, e.g., a token of affection.)
Synonyms
  • Remembrance: Something that serves to keep someone or something in mind.
  • Relic: An object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical or sentimental interest.
  • Memorial: Something, especially a structure, established to remind people of a person or event.
Related Phrases
  • "To treasure as a keepsake": To value and keep something carefully for its sentimental importance.
    • He treasured the simple note as a keepsake of their friendship.
  • "A keepsake from the past": An object that serves as a reminder of a time that has gone by.
    • The faded photograph was a keepsake from the past.
Related Idioms
  • "Hold onto something for keepsake": To keep something for sentimental reasons.
    • Even though it's just a pebble, I'll hold onto it for keepsake.
keepsake

A grandmother gives her granddaughter a small keepsake box.

Noun
  1. something of sentimental value

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