Christkind

English

Proper noun

Christkind

1. A personification of the baby Jesus who, in German speaking parts of Europe, takes the place of Santa Claus

Synonyms

• Kris Kringle

Translations

Translations

• German: Christkind (de) n

  Silesian: Christkind n (diminutive: Christkindla n)

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• Hungarian: Jézuska

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German

Etymology

Christ (“Christ”) +‎ Kind (“child”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Christkind n (proper noun, strong, genitive Christkindes or Christkinds, diminutive Christkindchen n or Christkindlein n)

1. (Christianity) Baby Jesus
2. 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.

Declension

Declension of Christkind [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Christkind
genitive	eines	des	Christkindes, Christkinds
dative	einem	dem	Christkind, Christkinde1
accusative	ein	das	Christkind

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Christkindel, Christkindelein, Christkindl, Christkindli, Christkindlin (additional diminutives, regional or archaic)

Related terms

• Christkindlmarkt

Descendants

• → Cajun French: Christine
• Pennsylvania German: Christ-kinkle
  • English: Kris Kringle

See also

• Weihnachtsmann