Christkind

Name

1. (neuter, proper-noun, strong) Baby Jesus
2. (neuter, proper-noun, strong) A fictional angel-like creature, typically thought of as an apparition of Baby Jesus, which traditionally takes the place of Santa Claus as a bringer of Christmas presents in the German-language area, particularly but not exclusively in Catholic regions.

Noun

1. (neuter, strong) A representation of the Christkind (as above)
2. (Austria, Southern-Germany, neuter, strong) Christmas gift
3. (Austria, neuter, strong) giver of a Christmas gift
4. (humorous, neuter, strong) someone born on Christmas Eve

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

wienachtskindli

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʁɪstˌkɪnt/

Etymology

Christ (“Christ”) + Kind (“child”).

Concepts

Santa Claus

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baby Jesus

Father Christmas

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Christ child

Christkind

Kriss Kringle

Saint Nick

Santa

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Kris Kringle

the infant Jesus

Synonyms

Weihnachtsmann

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Samichlaus

Sankt Nikolaus

Nikolaus

Christkindl

Christkindel

Weihnachtbaum

Translations

Sint-Nicolaas

Sinterklaas

Babbo Natale

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Kerstman

Papai Noel

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Père Noël

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Saint Nicolas

بابا نويل

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Nen Jesús

Άγιος Βασίλης

enfant Jésus

Święty Mikołaj

Pai Natal

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Papa Noel

Viejito Pascuero

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