Thesaurus results for HEIRLOOM

heirloom

noun

Definition of heirloom next

as in gift

something that is or may be inherited Her watch is a family heirloom.

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Recent Examples of heirloom Bridgerton treats it as though every woman got multiples of their yearbook photo to hand around as headshots, and Benedict’s taking what would have been treasured personal heirlooms and just shuffling through them and tossing out anyone with the wrong hair color. —

Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026 Farm-to-table dining became de rigueur in fine restaurants; beef had to be grass-fed, tomatoes heirloom, and chickens heritage-breed. —

Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026 Multiple varieties of sweet peas, many of them heirlooms, are available to order from the site. —

Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026 The seasonal dinner series highlights the heirloom produce grown on-site and local ingredients native to the Hudson Valley. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heirloom

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heirloom

gift

Noun

Another calls for the State Department to take over a portal that tracks foreign gifts to universities.

— Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Just sending a gift will upset my sister.

— R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026