Keepsake

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkiːp.seɪk/

Origin

From keep + sake.

Full definition of keepsake

Noun

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