Childermas vs Childer - What's the difference?
childermas | childer | Derived terms |
a day to commemorate the killing of the Holy Innocents. Variously held on 28th December in the Western Church]] and 29th December in the [[Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Church. In Spanish speaking countries this is often a prank filled day like April Fools' Day.
(Ireland, obsolete elsewhere)
Childermas is a derived term of childer.
childermas
English
(wikipedia Childermas)Proper noun
(es)Synonyms
* Holy Innocents' Daychilder
English
Noun
(head)Derived terms
* ChildermasReferences
* Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Accessed 23 Feb. 2006. * The O'Byrne Files, "Dublin Slang Dictionary" Accessed 23 Feb. 2006.