a valuable object that has belonged to the same family for many years 传家宝;世代相传之物 a family heirloom 传家宝
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- family
- precious
- be passed down
- come down
- seed
- tomato
- variety
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from heir + loom (noun: which formerly had the senses ‘tool, heirloom’).