bakery

noun

bak·​ery ˈbā-k(ə-)rē How to pronounce bakery (audio)
plural bakeries
: a place for baking or selling baked goods

Examples of bakery in a Sentence

They work at a bakery.
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On the day of her birthday party, her boyfriend got the cake from the bakery and didn’t mention anything about it to the poster. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025 For a more casual setting, check out one of the many incredible bakeries in Copenhagen, such as Lille Bakery, Hart Bageri, Juno the Bakery (do yourself a favor and get the cardamom bun), or Andersen & Maillard (helmed by a former Noma chef). Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 29 Apr. 2025 Stop into any local bakery and ask for their specialty, many of which contain obscene amounts of egg yolks. Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2025 Black and white cookies were brought to the U.S., specifically New York, in 1902, and half-moon cookies were brought to upstate New York at a bakery called Hemstrought’s in the 1920s. Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bakery

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bakery was in 1598

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“Bakery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bakery. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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bakery

noun
bak·​ery ˈbā-k(ə-)rē How to pronounce bakery (audio)
plural bakeries
: a place where bread, cakes, and pastry are made or sold

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