Christmas present

English Etymology 1 From en Christmas present gift. Pronunciation en /ˈkɹɪsməs ˌpɹɛzənt/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Christmas present.wav Southern England Noun ~ Christmas presents en Christmas present en Children believe that Santa Claus comes down the chimney to bring them Christmas presents. Translations Afrikaans: af kersgeskenk, rare af Kersfees geskenk, af Kersfees present Cebuano: ceb pinaskohan Danish: da julegave c Dutch: nl kerstcadeau n Esperanto: eo kristnaskodonaco Finnish: fi joululahja French: fr cadeau de Noël m, fr étrennes f-p German: de Weihnachtsgeschenk m, de Weihnachtsgabe f, rare de Bescherung f Hungarian: hu karácsonyi ajándék Icelandic: is jólagjöf f Indonesian: id hadiah Natal Italian: it regalo di Natale m Japanese: ja クリスマスプレゼント Nigerian Pidgin: pcm Norwegian: Bokmål: nb julegave f m, nb julepresang m Nynorsk: nn julegåve f, nn julepresang m Polish: pl prezent świąteczny m Russian: ru Spanish: es aguilando m, es aguinaldo m Swedish: sv julklapp c, sv klapp c Vietnamese: vi quà Nô-en Volapük: vo kritidalegivot Etymology 2 en Christmas + en present relating to now, current. Present is used as a postpositioned adjective. First popularized in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Pronunciation en /ˌkɹɪsməs ˈpɹɛzənt/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Christmas present2.wav Southern England Noun ~ Christmases present A contemporary Christmas. en May 15, 1998 Janet Colsher Teitsort Long-Distance Grandma: How to Stay Connected with Grandkids Far Away Baker Publishing Group Baker 145 http://books.google.co.cr/books?id=qNnRQlHFDAQC&q=%22becomes+christmas+present%22&dq=%22becomes+christmas+present%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zGHBUoiIHtSgkAea14HoAg&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA 0801011655 Christmas past becomes Christmas present. en May 3, 2012 Stella Duffy Wavewalker w:Profile Books 5 13 http://books.google.com/books?id=5yvbFMKs2ZAC&pg=RA1-PA13&dq=%22christmases+present%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IQ_DUq2mBIrioATy4ICwAw&ved=0CFQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22christmases%20present%22&f=false 1847655424 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. Derived terms en Ghost of Christmas Present Related terms en Christmas past en Christmas future en Christmas en heteronyms terms where the adjective follows the noun