cream cheese

noun

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

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Make sure your cream cheese is completely softened before mixing the icing for the best result. Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2025 The menu features prime rib with horseradish cream, a herring station, a build-your-own-omelet station, scalloped potatoes, cinnamon rolls with cream cheese and more. Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025 Toilet Tube/Box Dispensers Stuff empty toilet paper tubes or paper towel rolls with soft treats (peanut butter or cream cheese). Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025 The finales are just as classic, including a warm carrot cake under soft cream cheese icing that reminds you why the place has such staying power. Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 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 15 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

cream cheese

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

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