Christmas gift
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- noun
- /ˈkrɪs·məs ɡɪft/
:
regalo de Navidad
- He is still trying to decide what to buy as a Christmas gift for his sister.
- Christmas gift-giving
OK, What's the worst Christmas gift maybe you've ever received?
- OK, What's the worst Christmas gift maybe you've ever received?
- And then also we'll talk about Christmas gifts because we need to get on that.
- I got a little Christmas gift from Karen and from GHD.
- If he already has everything, It's almost like trying to buy a Christmas gift for a billionaire.
- And we got that from the Salvation Army for our Christmas gifts.
- It's like your your typical kind of Christmas gift here.
- Oh, look at you, I'm head to toe in my Christmas gifts.
- So I guess it's a question of if you give someone a Christmas gift or a gift in general.
- And when I left, like I was motivated to buy his kids Christmas gifts.
Examples
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My folks gave us our Christmas gifts as soon as we got there.
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It was a lovely Christmas gift.
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What is the best Christmas gift you have received?
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And this year when they presented us with the, with the Christmas gift, our manager there gave such a moving speech.
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Well, consider this an early Christmas gift.
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- I brought you a Christmas gift.
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That was the single best Christmas gift that she or anyone else has ever given me.
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And we all agreed to no Christmas gifts this year.
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The girls had a little Christmas gift exchange at cheerleading practice last night.
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Well, that'll be a really nice Christmas gift for him.
Synonyms
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Something given to someone to show care or thanks
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A gift given to someone at Christmas
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A card with money on it that you can use to buy things at one store or group of stores
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A small gift, often candy or a toy, that people put in a Christmas stocking
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A gift you give at Christmas to people who do a job for you, like a milkman or postman
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a present given at Christmas' is directly and compositionally derived from the known words 'Christmas' (the holiday) and 'gift' (a present). This noun–noun combination follows a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Christmas gift comes from the old story of the three wise men who brought gifts to the baby Jesus. That story links Christmas, the holiday, with gift, a 'present', so a Christmas gift now means a 'present' given at Christmas.