keepsake

1. An object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.
2. (historical) Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkiːp.seɪk/

Etymology

From keep + sake.

Synonyms

souvenir

memento

token

remembrance

relic

reminder

posthumous child

recollection

reminiscence

throwback

collection

memory

commemoration

gift

🎁

mementoes

memoir

memorial

Translations

souvenir

recuerdo

Andenken

aandenken

pamiątka

ενθύμιο

souvenir

gedenkschrift

hatıra

record

Erinnerung

gedachtenis

Souvenir

memoria

ricordo