muffin

noun

muf·​fin ˈmə-fən 

: a quick bread made of batter containing egg and baked in a pan having cuplike molds

Examples of muffin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, with the in-house bakery, Meredith Miller plans to add traditional American baked goods such as southern biscuits, honey bran muffins, bear claws, cinnamon rolls and homemade jams. —Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 28 June 2025

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Mix a few tablespoons of ground flax into your muffin or pancake batter. —Lauren O'Connor, Health, 3 June 2025

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Word History

Etymology

probably from Low German muffen, plural of muffe cake

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing muffin

• English muffin
• muffin top
• stud muffin

Rhymes for muffin

• toughen

Kids Definition

muffin

noun

muf·​fin ˈməf-ən 

: a bread made of batter containing egg that is baked in a small cup-shaped container