Christmas present

/ˈkɹɪsməs ˌpɹɛzənt//ˌkɹɪsməs ˈpɹɛzənt/

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Christmas, present.

“Children believe that Santa Claus comes down the chimney to bring them Christmas presents.”

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Christmas gift
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Meanings

Christmas present1

nounChristmas present (countable and uncountable, plural Christmas presents)

plural Christmas presents

  1. countableuncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Christmas, present.

    Children believe that Santa Claus comes down the chimney to bring them Christmas presents.

Christmas present2

nounChristmas present (countable and uncountable, plural Christmases present)

plural Christmases present

  1. countableuncountableA contemporary Christmas.

    Christmas past becomes Christmas present.

    1998 May 15, Janet Colsher Teitsort, Long-Distance Grandma: How to Stay Connected with Grandkids Far Away, Baker, →ISBN, page 145
    1 more example

    Anita had been relieved to unload the burden of her Christmases Past following her Process but she certainly hasn't told Max any of the details of the Christmases present she'd be spending with John.

    2012 May 3, Stella Duffy, chapter 13, in Wavewalker, Profile Books, →ISBN, section 5

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna present given at Christmas time

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Christmas gift
Broader
present

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Christmas present · noun

From Christmas + present (“gift”).

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Christmas present · noun

Christmas + present (“relating to now, current”). Present is used as a postpositioned adjective. First popularized in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

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Translations

Afrikaans kersgeskenk, Kersfees geskenk
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Danish julegave
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Dutch kerstcadeau
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Esperanto kristnaskodonaco
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Finnish joululahja
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French cadeau de Noël, étrennes
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German Weihnachtsgeschenk, Weihnachtsgabe
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Hungarian karácsonyi ajándék
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Icelandic jólagjöf
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Indonesian hadiah Natal
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Italian regalo di Natale
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Japanese クリスマスプレゼント
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Norwegian Bokmål julegave, julepresang
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Polish prezent świąteczny
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Spanish aguilando, aguinaldo
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Swedish julklapp, klapp
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Vietnamese quà Nô-en
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Cite this entry
APA

Christmas present. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20present

MLA

“Christmas present.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20present. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christmas present,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20present.

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