Definitions for keepsakeˈkipˌseɪk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
keep•sakeˈkipˌseɪk(n.)
anything kept, or given to be kept, as a token of friendship or affection; remembrance.
Origin of keepsake:
1780–90
Princeton's WordNet
keepsake, souvenir, token, relic(noun)
something of sentimental value
Wiktionary
keepsake(Noun)
Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.
She gave him a lock of hair as a keepsake of their time together.
keepsake(Noun)
Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings.
Webster Dictionary
Keepsake(noun)
anything kept, or given to be kept, for the sake of the giver; a token of friendship
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
KEEPSAKE
Something given us by someone we've forgotten.
Translations for keepsake
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
keepsake(noun)
something given or taken to be kept in memory of the giver
She gave him a piece of her hair as a keepsake.
- aandenkingAfrikaans
- هَدِيَّه رَمزيَّه للتِّذْكارArabic
- нещо за споменBulgarian
- recordaçãoPortuguese (BR)
- dárek na památku, suvenýrCzech
- das AndenkenGerman
- mindeDanish
- ενθύμιοGreek
- recuerdoSpanish
- mälestus(ese)Estonian
- یادگاریFarsi
- muistoesineFinnish
- souvenirFrench
- מַזכֶּרֶתHebrew
- निशानीHindi
- uspomenaCroatian
- emlék(tárgy)Hungarian
- kenang-kenanganIndonesian
- minjagripurIcelandic
- ricordoItalian
- 記念品Japanese
- 유품Korean
- atminimo dovanaLithuanian
- piemiņlietaLatvian
- tanda kenanganMalay
- aandenkenDutch
- minne, suvenirNorwegian
- pamiątkaPolish
- ، خاطره آميز یادگاریPersian
- خاطره،يادښتPashto
- recordaçãoPortuguese
- amintireRomanian
- сувенирRussian
- suvenír, darček na pamiatkuSlovak
- spominSlovenian
- uspomenaSerbian
- minne, minnesgåvaSwedish
- สิ่งเตือนใจThai
- hatıra, yadigârTurkish
- 信物Chinese (Trad.)
- подарунок на згадкуUkrainian
- کسی کی یادگار میں کوئی چیز محفوظ رکھناUrdu
- vật lưu niệmVietnamese
- 纪念品Chinese (Simp.)
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