Santa Claus

San·ta Claus

noun \ˈsan-tə-ˌklȯz also ˈsan-tē-\

: an imaginary fat man with a white beard and a red suit who gives toys to children at Christmas

Full Definition of SANTA CLAUS

:  a plump white-bearded and red-suited old man in modern folklore who delivers presents to good children at Christmastime —called also Santa

Origin of SANTA CLAUS

modification of Dutch Sinterklaas, alteration of Sint Nikolaas Saint Nicholas

First Known Use: 1773

Rhymes with SANTA CLAUS

diapause, grasp at straws, menopause, mesopause, reserve clause, self-applause, tropopause