hand-me-down vs old

hand-me-down and old both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hand-me-down	Yes	Yes	No	No
old	Yes	Yes	No	No

hand-me-down (noun)	old (noun)
outgrown garment passed down from one person to another	past times

hand-me-down (adjective)	old (adjective)
passed on from one person to another	of long duration; not new
	(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
	skilled through long experience
	(used for emphasis) very familiar
	excellent
	just preceding something else in time or order
	belonging to some prior time