keepsake

/ˌkipˈseɪk/

/ˈkipseɪk/

Other forms: keepsakes

A keepsake is an object that has sentimental value, like a locket that belonged to your grandmother.

In one of the Batman movies, Bruce Wayne keeps the pearls his mother wore the day she was murdered. Those pearls are a keepsake: something that has great meaning because of its association with a person. Many parents keep pictures their kids drew as keepsakes. If you loved a job, you might have a keepsake from it. Souvenirs from fun vacations are keepsakes. A keepsake is something we keep for the sake of the people and events we want to always remember.

Definitions of keepsake

1. noun

   something of sentimental value
   synonyms: relic, souvenir, token

   types:

   love-token

   keepsake given as a token of love

   favor, favour, party favor, party favour

   souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party

   cracker, cracker bonbon, snapper

   a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends

   type of:

   object, physical object

   a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow