kriss kringle

Questions about kriss kringle

What does kriss kringle mean?

kriss kringle means "the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas".

What is another word for kriss kringle?

Close synonyms include Santa Claus, Santa, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kriss kringle a common word?

kriss kringle is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.