Father Christmas
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Father Christmas
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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"It's amazing. Father Christmas was very kind to me," said Wilson, who auctioned off his beloved old cue for a children's cancer charity, raising £5,250.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
He recalled "a terrific flash of lightning and almost instantaneous crash of thunder, which woke quite a few people up - and probably frightened Father Christmas".
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025
A Father Christmas figure is pictured looking pained in the water at the foot of a rock.
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
But we went to see Father Christmas and made such special memories.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024
“I will not,” said Draco Malfoy flatly when Hagrid had proposed this with the air of Father Christmas pulling an extra-large toy out of his sack.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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