proper noun/nabiˈdad/
Nativity; the birth of Jesus Christ; Christmas; the feast day celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ; Christmastide, Christmas time, Christmas season, the time between the first day of Christmas and Epiphany; Navidad (a city in Chile); a surname
“el Fantasma de las Navidades Pasadas” — the Ghost of Christmas Past
Synonyms: Crismes
Related: árbol de Navidad, calcetín de Navidad, corona de Navidad, feliz Navidad, galleta de Navidad, Isla de Navidad, Lotería de Navidad, pastel de Navidad, rosa de Navidad, tarjeta de Navidad
Inherited from Old Spanish nauidat, naduidad, from Latin nātīvitātem (“birth”), from nātīvus, from perfect passive participle nātus (“born”), from deponent verb nāsci (“be born”). Doublet of natividad.