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father christmas

fa·ther Christ·mas
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fah-th er kris-muh s]
    • /ˈfɑ ðər ˈkrɪs məs/
    • /ˈfɑːðə(r) ˈkrɪs.məs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fah-th er kris-muh s]
    • /ˈfɑ ðər ˈkrɪs məs/

Definitions of father christmas words

  • noun father christmas Santa Claus. 1
  • noun father christmas Santa Claus 1
  • proper noun father christmas Father Christmas is the name given to an imaginary old man with a long white beard and a red coat. Traditionally, young children in many countries are told that he brings their Christmas presents. 0
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Origin of father christmas

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60

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Parts of speech for Father christmas

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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father christmas popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for father christmas

noun father christmas

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