Father Christmasnoun
uk/ˌfɑː.ðə ˈkrɪs.məs/us/ˌfɑː.ðɚ ˈkrɪs.məs/UK also Santa Claus, US also Kris Kringlethe imaginary old man with long white hair and a beard and a red coat who is believed by children to bring them presents at Christmas, or a person who dresses as this character for children
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Mythological & legendary characters
- Abominable Snowman
- Anancy
- Ares
- Bellona
- bigfoot
- creature
- Cyclops
- demigod
- hobbit
- imp
- leprechaun
- mermaid
- Odin
- Orpheus
- Pleiades
- Poseidon
- Prometheus
- Sasquatch
- sphinx
- tooth fairy
See more results »
Examples from literature
- At any rate I am sure that it is the only way in which to post a letter to Father Christmas.
- Father Christmas may have hundreds of presents waiting for us.
- He'd told her there wasn't any Father Christmas.
- It's Father Christmas and a fairy!