Father Christmas

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ˌFather ˈChristmas noun [singular] British English  RFan imaginary man who wears red clothes, has a long white beard, and is said to bring presents to children at Christmas 圣诞老人 SYN Santa Claus

Examples from the Corpus

Father Christmas• For years he sent his own children letters from Father Christmas complete with illustrations.

ˌFather ˈChristmas nounChineseSyllable  

clothes, red who an man wears Corpus imaginary

Father Christmas
ˌFather ˈChristmas noun [singular] British English
an imaginary man who wears red clothes, has a long white beard, and is said to bring presents to children at Christmas
   SYN  Santa Claus

Father ChristmasBrE /ˌfɑːðə ˈkrɪsməs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfɑːðər ˈkrɪsməs/ 🔊 noun (BrE) = Santa Claus