animal cracker

noun

: a small cookie in the shape of an animal

Examples of animal cracker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When most Americans think of animal crackers, the familiar red Barnum’s box likely comes to mind. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026

Vega and her son, Julian, come in to shop for the basics like rice and beans, though the fourth grader will also try to sneak in some of the pantry’s sweeter offerings like animal crackers. — Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026

An albino raccoon named Cricket reaches through the wires of its cage to grab an animal cracker, an appetizer treat right before the evening meal. — Blake Farmer, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026

The handheld particle detector CosmicWatch is roughly the size of a box of animal crackers. — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for animal cracker

• acker
• backer
• blacker
• hacker
• lacquer
• packer
• slacker
• stacker
• thacker
• tracker
• attacker
• backpacker