# Christkind

Christkind is a German proper name meaning “Baby Jesus”.

## In other languages

- Français: enfant Jésus
- Español: Niño Dios, Niño Jesús

## Proper name

1. 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.

## Noun

1. A representation of the Christkind (as above)
2. _Austria · Southern-Germany_ Christmas gift
3. _Austria_ giver of a Christmas gift
4. _humorous_ someone born on Christmas Eve
5. Kris Kringle
   - Noch dreimal Schlafen, dann kommt das Christkind!

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Christkind