English Dictionary

Kris Kringle

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌkɹɪs ˈkɹɪŋɡ(ə)l/

固有名詞

アメリカ英語

Synonym of Christkind (“a personification of the baby Jesus who, in German-speaking parts of Europe, takes the place of Santa Claus in bringing gifts to people at Christmastime”) / Synonym of Santa Claus

日本語の意味

サンタクロースの同義語として、キリストの子どもの人格化（ドイツ語圏において、キリストの贈り物を届ける象徴的な存在）を指します。

Every Christmas Eve, the children in our town wait anxiously for Kris Kringle to appear at the church and leave gifts by the altar.

毎年クリスマスイブ、私たちの町の子供たちは幼きイエスが教会に現れて祭壇のそばに贈り物を置くのを心待ちにしています。

意味（1）

Synonym of Christkind (“a personification of the baby Jesus who, in German-speaking parts of Europe, takes the place of Santa Claus in bringing gifts to people at Christmastime”)

The Dutch of New Netherlands called the good giver of gifts, Kriss Kringle, the Christ Child, and the name came into our family vocabulary through our Dutch ancestor, Great-grandfather Wible.

意味（2）

Synonym of Santa Claus

Now is not Kriss Kingle a nice, fat, good-humored looking man. See how eagerly those little boys embrace him, hoping that he will give them some nice little present or other. Mr. Kriss Kingle loves good little boys and girls, and if they behave and mind what their parents tell them, they may rest assured that he will pay them a visit, and leave them something nice, as a reward for their good behaviour.

Kris Kringles （ plural ）