Christmas present
/ˈkɹɪsməs ˌpɹɛzənt/
Christmas present noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Christmas, present.
Noun (1)
Christmas present (countable and uncountable, plural Christmas presents)
Noun (2)
IPA/ˌkɹɪsməs ˈpɹɛzənt/
Christmas present (countable and uncountable, plural Christmases present)
- A contemporary Christmas.
- Christmas past becomes Christmas present.1998 May 15, Janet Colsher Teitsort, Long-Distance Grandma: How to Stay Connected with Grandkids Far Away, Baker, →ISBN, page 145
- Anita had been relieved to unload the burden of her Christmases Past following her Process but she certainly hasn't told Max any of the details of the Christmases present she'd be spending with John.2012 May 3, Stella Duffy, chapter 13, in Wavewalker, Profile Books, →ISBN, section 5
Christmas present meaning in Sinhala, Indonesian and Vietnamese
Christmas present in Sinhala
- නත්තල් තෑග්ග
Christmas present in Indonesian
- Translations
- hadiah Natal
Christmas present in Vietnamese
- Translations
- quà Nô-en
Forms of Christmas present
| plural | Christmas presents |
|---|---|
| plural | Christmases present |
Origin of Christmas present
From Christmas + present (“gift”).
Christmas + present (“relating to now, current”). Present is used as a postpositioned adjective. First popularized in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Words formed from Christmas present
Questions about Christmas present
- What does Christmas present mean?
- Christmas present means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Christmas, present.
- What is Christmas present in Sinhala?
- Christmas present in Sinhala is නත්තල් තෑග්ග. See Christmas present meaning in Sinhala.
- What part of speech is Christmas present?
- Christmas present is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Christmas present?
- Christmas present is pronounced /ˈkɹɪsməs ˌpɹɛzənt/.
- What is the plural of Christmas present?
- The plural of Christmas present is Christmas presents.
Words near Christmas present in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Christmas present (page history and authors); Christmas present (Sinhala Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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