Heirloom
noun
A valuable object that has been given by older members of a family to younger members of the same family over many years.
The diamond necklace is an heirloom that has been in our family for generations.
Often appears as...
- family heirloom
- inherited heirloom
noun
A plant variety that has been cultivated for a long time and is passed from one generation to another.
He grows heirloom tomatoes in his garden every summer.
Often appears as...
- heirloom seeds
- heirloom vegetables
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Technical
noun
A valuable object that has been given by older members of a family to younger members of the same family over many years.
The diamond necklace is an heirloom that has been in our family for generations.
Often appears as...
- family heirloom
- inherited heirloom
noun
A plant variety that has been cultivated for a long time and is passed from one generation to another.
He grows heirloom tomatoes in his garden every summer.
Often appears as...
- heirloom seeds
- heirloom vegetables
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Sentimental Value
Heirlooms often carry emotional significance, representing family history and memories.
This heirloom watch was my grandfather’s prized possession.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Priceless
Heirlooms can be modest items, valued for their history rather than monetary worth.
Our heirloom quilt, hand-stitched by my great-grandmother, is irreplaceable.
Pro Tip 3/3Material Attachment
The word 'heirloom' typically implies a physical object, not intangible assets.
He left his son an heirloom sword from the 18th century.
Pro Tip 1/3Sentimental Value
Heirlooms often carry emotional significance, representing family history and memories.
This heirloom watch was my grandfather’s prized possession.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Priceless
Heirlooms can be modest items, valued for their history rather than monetary worth.
Our heirloom quilt, hand-stitched by my great-grandmother, is irreplaceable.
Pro Tip 3/3Material Attachment
The word 'heirloom' typically implies a physical object, not intangible assets.
He left his son an heirloom sword from the 18th century.
Pro Tip 1/3Sentimental Value
Heirlooms often carry emotional significance, representing family history and memories.
This heirloom watch was my grandfather’s prized possession.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Priceless
Heirlooms can be modest items, valued for their history rather than monetary worth.
Our heirloom quilt, hand-stitched by my great-grandmother, is irreplaceable.
Pro Tip 3/3Material Attachment
The word 'heirloom' typically implies a physical object, not intangible assets.
He left his son an heirloom sword from the 18th century.
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Shea Hembrey: How I...
and buy your life. So this life price is for an irrigation non-profit director. So hopefully what happens is you never use it, and it's an heirloom that you pass down. And she makes them so they could either be broken up into payments, or they could be like these, which are leaves that can be payments.
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Why are we so attached...
For similar reasons, many of us are reluctant to part with family heirlooms which help us feel connected to lost loved ones. These beliefs can even alter our perception of the physical world and change our athletic abilities. Participants in a recent study were told they were using a golf putter
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Stephen Ritz: A teacher...
This is my harvest, people. And what do you do with this food? You cook it! And those are my heirloom students making heirloom sauce, with plastic forks, and we get it into the cafeteria, and we grow stuff and we feed our teachers. And that is the youngest nationally certified
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What adults can learn...
want to be heard just like my generation now the world needs opportunities for new leaders and new ideas kids need opportunities to lead and succeed are you ready to make the match because the world's problems shouldn't be the human family's heirloom thank you
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Climate change is...
I've met with dozens of farmers and entrepreneurs and engineers who emulate third-way thinking, all over the world. They're using modern breeding tools like CRISPR to develop nutritious heirloom crops that can withstand drought and heat.
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How one tree grows 40...
were heirloom varieties, so those that were grown before 1945, which is seen as the dawn of the industrialization of agriculture. Several of the varieties dated back thousands and thousands of years. And finding out how rare they were,
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This Crazy Tree Grows 40...
varieties of stone fruit eventually I was able to find these different heirloom and antique varieties but they are very rare so it would bring them back here to my nursery graph them onto a tree so that I could continue to use
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The Mission to Safeguard...
and it will include those digitized copies of the family heirlooms that I spoke of us losing. When I think back on my fourth-grade self, I have such compassion for her.
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The power to think ahead...
by seeing ourselves as the good ancestors we long to be, ancestors not just to our own children but to all humanity. Whatever your heirloom is,
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What adults can learn...
Because the world's problems shouldn't be the human family's heirloom. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
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Shea Hembrey: How I...
and buy your life. So this life price is for an irrigation non-profit director. So hopefully what happens is you never use it, and it's an heirloom that you pass down. And she makes them so they could either be broken up into payments, or they could be like these, which are leaves that can be payments.
Video examples
Why are we so attached...
For similar reasons, many of us are reluctant to part with family heirlooms which help us feel connected to lost loved ones. These beliefs can even alter our perception of the physical world and change our athletic abilities. Participants in a recent study were told they were using a golf putter
Video examples
Stephen Ritz: A teacher...
This is my harvest, people. And what do you do with this food? You cook it! And those are my heirloom students making heirloom sauce, with plastic forks, and we get it into the cafeteria, and we grow stuff and we feed our teachers. And that is the youngest nationally certified
Video examples
What adults can learn...
want to be heard just like my generation now the world needs opportunities for new leaders and new ideas kids need opportunities to lead and succeed are you ready to make the match because the world's problems shouldn't be the human family's heirloom thank you
Video examples
Climate change is...
I've met with dozens of farmers and entrepreneurs and engineers who emulate third-way thinking, all over the world. They're using modern breeding tools like CRISPR to develop nutritious heirloom crops that can withstand drought and heat.
Video examples
How one tree grows 40...
were heirloom varieties, so those that were grown before 1945, which is seen as the dawn of the industrialization of agriculture. Several of the varieties dated back thousands and thousands of years. And finding out how rare they were,
Video examples
This Crazy Tree Grows 40...
varieties of stone fruit eventually I was able to find these different heirloom and antique varieties but they are very rare so it would bring them back here to my nursery graph them onto a tree so that I could continue to use
Video examples
The Mission to Safeguard...
and it will include those digitized copies of the family heirlooms that I spoke of us losing. When I think back on my fourth-grade self, I have such compassion for her.
Video examples
The power to think ahead...
by seeing ourselves as the good ancestors we long to be, ancestors not just to our own children but to all humanity. Whatever your heirloom is,
Video examples
What adults can learn...
Because the world's problems shouldn't be the human family's heirloom. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
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Quote examples
Jose Andres
Spanish Chef
Look at our farmers' markets today, bursting with heritage breeds and heirloom varieties, foods that were once abundant when we were an agricultural nation, but that we have lost touch with. Bringing all these back helps us connect to our roots, our communities and helps us feed America the proper way.
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CeeLo Green
American Musician
Antique things have an appreciation and worth. Something can be old, but it can be timeless; therefore, it becomes an antique. If this antique is preserved and deemed precious, it could be passed down as a family heirloom.
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Adora Svitak
American Author
The world needs opportunities for new leaders and new ideas. Kids need opportunities to lead and succeed. Are you ready to make the match? Because the world's problems shouldn't be the human family's heirloom.
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Helen Mirren
British Actress
I think we all have a dream of what it would be like not to work and grow heirloom tomatoes, and I do have that dream. It would be lovely. I do love gardening and all of that, but I do love my work.
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Heart Evangelista
Filipino Actress
It's good to start early when buying jewelry pieces. Aside from being investments, they are classic, they are timeless, and they are something that you pass on - it's a memory, it's an heirloom.
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Christian de Duve
Belgian Scientist
Speaking as a biologist, I think women are less aggressive than men, and they play a larger role in the early education of the young and helping them overcome their genetic heirloom.
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Os Guinness
Irish Author
Like a precious family heirloom, freedom is not just ours to enjoy, but to treasure, protect, and pass on to future generations.
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Hilary Farr
British Designer
I learned how to incorporate heirloom furniture, artwork and objects d'art to work with exciting new contemporary pieces.
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Zac Posen
American Designer
I have a garden, and I collect different heirloom seeds from different neighbors.
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Theodore Bikel
Austrian Actor
No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.
Quote examples
Jose Andres
Spanish Chef
Look at our farmers' markets today, bursting with heritage breeds and heirloom varieties, foods that were once abundant when we were an agricultural nation, but that we have lost touch with. Bringing all these back helps us connect to our roots, our communities and helps us feed America the proper way.
Quote examples
CeeLo Green
American Musician
Antique things have an appreciation and worth. Something can be old, but it can be timeless; therefore, it becomes an antique. If this antique is preserved and deemed precious, it could be passed down as a family heirloom.
Quote examples
Adora Svitak
American Author
The world needs opportunities for new leaders and new ideas. Kids need opportunities to lead and succeed. Are you ready to make the match? Because the world's problems shouldn't be the human family's heirloom.
Quote examples
Helen Mirren
British Actress
I think we all have a dream of what it would be like not to work and grow heirloom tomatoes, and I do have that dream. It would be lovely. I do love gardening and all of that, but I do love my work.
Quote examples
Heart Evangelista
Filipino Actress
It's good to start early when buying jewelry pieces. Aside from being investments, they are classic, they are timeless, and they are something that you pass on - it's a memory, it's an heirloom.
Quote examples
Christian de Duve
Belgian Scientist
Speaking as a biologist, I think women are less aggressive than men, and they play a larger role in the early education of the young and helping them overcome their genetic heirloom.
Quote examples
Os Guinness
Irish Author
Like a precious family heirloom, freedom is not just ours to enjoy, but to treasure, protect, and pass on to future generations.
Quote examples
Hilary Farr
British Designer
I learned how to incorporate heirloom furniture, artwork and objects d'art to work with exciting new contemporary pieces.
Quote examples
Zac Posen
American Designer
I have a garden, and I collect different heirloom seeds from different neighbors.
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Theodore Bikel
Austrian Actor
No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.
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