Santa Claus
/ˈsæn.təˌklɔːz/US/ˈsæn.təˌklɑz/
Santa Claus proper noun: a figure said to bring presents to people (especially children) at Christmas time.
Proper noun
Santa Claus (plural Santa Clauses)
- A figure said to bring presents to people (especially children) at Christmas time.
- Last Monday the Anniversary of St. Nicholas, otherwise called St. A Claus, was celebrated at Protestant-Hall.1773 December 26, New York Gazette, p. 3
- The noted St. Nicholas, vulgarly called Santaclaus—of all the saints in the kalendar the most venerated by true hollanders, and their unsophisticated descendants.1808 January 25, Salmagundi, p. 407
- Synonyms:
- Claus, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Mr. Claus, Saint Claus, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Santa, Sandy Claus
- A generous source of free gifts or benefits.
- I then probe as to whether he is waiting for some Santa Claus to make him well, strong, and happy, or whether he is waiting for rigor mortis to deliver him from his earthly troubles.1978, Henry Grayson, Clemens A. Loew, Changing approaches to the psychotherapies, page 314
- A ghost town in Mohave County, Arizona.
- A city in Toombs County, Georgia.
- A town in Spencer County, Indiana. Original name: Santa Fe.
Santa Claus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Kannada
Santa Claus in Hindi
- fictional figure
- सांता क्लॉस sāntā klŏs, सांता क्लॉज़ sāntā klŏz
Santa Claus in Tamil
- fictional figure
- நத்தார் தாத்தா nattār tāttā, கிறித்துமசு தாத்தா kiṟittumacu tāttā, சாண்டா குலோஸ் cāṇṭā kulōs
Santa Claus in Urdu
- fictional figure
- سانْتا کِلاز sāntā kilāz, سانْتا کْلاز sāntā klāz
Santa Claus in Kannada
- ಸಾಂಟಾ ಕ್ಲಾಸ್
More languagesFewer languages
- Santa Claus in Gujarati
- નાતાલ દાદા nātāl dādā
- Santa Claus in Sinhala
- නත්තල් සීය nattal sīya
- Santa Claus in Tagalog
- Santa-Klaus
- Santa Claus in Arabic
- بَابَا نُوِيل bābā nuwīl
- Santa Claus in Malay
- Bapa Krismas, Santa Claus
- Santa Claus in Indonesian
- Sinterklas
- Santa Claus in Thai
- ซานตาคลอส saan-dtaa-klɔ́ɔt, ซานตา saan-dtâa
- Santa Claus in Vietnamese
- ông già Nô en, ông già Santa, ông già Noel
- Santa Claus in Myanmar
- ဆန်တာကလော့စ် hcantaka.lauc.
Synonyms of Santa Claus
Forms of Santa Claus
| plural | Santa Clauses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Santaclaus |
| alternative form | Santa Clause |
| alternative form | Santa Klaus |
| alternative form | Santeclaus |
| alternative form | Santiclaus |
| alternative form | Santy Claus |
| alternative abbreviation | Sta. Claus |
| alternative abbreviation | Sta Claus |
| alternative abbreviation | St. Claus |
| alternative abbreviation | St Claus |
Origin of Santa Claus
Borrowed from Dutch Sinterklaas (“Saint Nicholas”). Doublet of Sinterklaas.
Words formed from Santa Claus
Questions about Santa Claus
- What does Santa Claus mean?
- Santa Claus means a figure said to bring presents to people (especially children) at Christmas time.
- What is Santa Claus in Hindi?
- Santa Claus in Hindi is सांता क्लॉस (sāntā klŏs), सांता क्लॉज़ (sāntā klŏz). See Santa Claus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Santa Claus?
- Santa Claus is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Santa Claus?
- Santa Claus is pronounced /ˈsæn.təˌklɔːz/ (UK).
Words near Santa Claus in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Santa Claus (page history and authors); santa claus (Kannada 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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