keepsake

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkiːp.seɪk/

Noun

keepsake (plural keepsakes)

1. 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.

2. (historical) Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings.

Synonyms

• memento
• souvenir
• (plural) memorabilia

Translations

• French: souvenir
• German: Andenken, Erinnerung, Liebgewonnenes, Erinnerungsstück
• Italian: ricordo, memoria, memento
• Portuguese: recordação
• Russian: сувени́р
• Spanish: recuerdo

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