Santa Claus
noun
San·ta Claus ˈsan-tə-ˌklȯz 
also ˈsan-tē-
variants or Santa
ˈsan-tə
: a plump, white-bearded, red-suited, and jolly old man in modern folklore who delivers presents to children at Christmastime
There might be a few weeks left until Christmas, but Santa Claus and his merry elves landed early in Bakersfield because several boys and girls on the nice list caught their attention.
Ema Sasic
Ema Sasic… we had dashed downstairs to the living room to see what Santa had brought and piled up, in great mounds of splendidly wrapped packages, under the Christmas tree—whose angel's halo brushed the ceiling. Anthony Bailey
Anthony Bailey
Word History
Etymology
modification of Dutch Sinterklaas, alteration of Sint Nikolaas Saint Nicholas
First Known Use
1773, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
Santa Claus
noun
San·ta Claus ˈsan-tə-ˌklȯz
: the spirit of Christmas as represented by a plump jolly old man with a white beard who is dressed in a red suit and delivers presents to good children