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Father X-mas

Father X-mas is the abbreviation of Father Christmas.

Meaning of Father Christmas

Proper noun

Father Christmas (plural Father Christmases or Father Christmasses or Fathers Christmas)

  1. A mythical figure said to bring presents to people (especially children) at Christmas time.
    • The old men who had moustaches came with their breath frozen on them, and looked like so many old Father Christmasses: although all seemed poor and were indifferently clad, they almost all looked in good health and spirits.1879 May, “Famine Relief. Welcome Words from Shan-si in a letter from Mr. James.”, in J[ames] Hudson Taylor, editor, China’s Millions, number 47, London: Morgan and Scott, […], page 63, column 2

Forms of Father X-mas

alternative formFather X'mas
alternative formFather Xmas

Questions about Father X-mas

What is Father X-mas the abbreviation of?
Father X-mas is the abbreviation of Father Christmas.

Words near Father X-mas in the dictionary

  1. Father Time
  2. father tongue
  3. father tongues
  4. Father Winter
  5. Father X'mas
  6. Father X-mas
  7. Father Xmas
  8. Father Xmases
  9. Father Xmasses
  10. Father's Day
  11. Father's Days

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Father X-mas (page history and authors); Father Christmas (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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