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Father Xmas

Father Xmas 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 Xmas

pluralFather Xmases
pluralFather Xmasses
alternative formFather X'mas
alternative formFather X-mas

Questions about Father Xmas

What is Father Xmas the abbreviation of?
Father Xmas is the abbreviation of Father Christmas.

Words near Father Xmas in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Father Xmas (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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