Meanings
nounChristmas stocking (plural Christmas stockings)
plural Christmas stockings
- A stocking hung up by a child on Christmas Eve to be filled with gifts, ostensibly by Santa Claus; typically above the fireplace.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 聖誕襪 /圣诞袜
- 聖誕襪 /圣诞袜 (shèngdànwà)stocking hung up on Christmas Eve to be filled with gifts
Danish julesok
- julesokstocking hung up on Christmas Eve to be filled with gifts
Finnish joulusukka
- joulusukkastocking hung up on Christmas Eve to be filled with gifts
German Weihnachtsstrumpf
- Weihnachtsstrumpfstocking hung up on Christmas Eve to be filled with gifts
Norwegian Bokmål julestrømpe
- julestrømpestocking hung up on Christmas Eve to be filled with gifts
Portuguese meia de Natal
- meia de Natalstocking hung up on Christmas Eve to be filled with gifts
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APA
Christmas stocking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20stocking
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“Christmas stocking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20stocking. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christmas stocking,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20stocking.
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