christmas stocking

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Definition of christmas stocking in English English dictionary

A stocking hung up by a child on Christmas Eve and filled with gifts, ostensibly by Santa Claus

A Christmas stocking is a long sock which children hang up on Christmas Eve. During the night, parents fill the stocking with small presents. = stocking

a stocking that is filled with small Christmas presents

Related Terms

Christmas stockings

plural form of Christmas stocking

Hyphenation

Christ·mas stock·ing

Turkish pronunciation

krîsmıs stäkîng

Pronunciation

/ˈkrəsməs ˈstäkəɴɢ/ /ˈkrɪsməs ˈstɑːkɪŋ/

Etymology

() Christmas + stocking