Transcription
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- [fah-th er kris-muh s]
- /ˈfɑ ðər ˈkrɪs məs/
- /ˈfɑːðə(r) ˈkrɪs.məs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
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
- kriss kringle — Santa Claus.
- saint nicholas — Saint ("Nicholas the Great") died a.d. 867, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 858–867.
- santa — Santa Claus.
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