cream cheese

noun

: a mild soft unripened cheese made from whole sweet milk enriched with cream

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Think of it as pimento cheese’s rowdy cousin, creamy with cream cheese and sharp Cheddar, smoky from plenty of bacon, and punched up with tangy pickled jalapeños. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025 Using a mixer on low, blend together room temp cream cheese, butter, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025 Preconfigured toppings include the Gold Standard (smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers, lemon), the Summer Girl (burrata, grated tomato) and the Brusco (Calabrian cream cheese, pistachio mortadella, honey). Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025 Order a latte or cappuccino and pair it with a housemade jalapeno cheddar bagel with cream cheese or a bacon and egg sandwich on fresh focaccia. Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cream cheese

Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cream cheese was in 1583

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“Cream cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cream%20cheese. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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cream cheese

noun
: a soft white cheese made from whole milk enriched with cream

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