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

Each week, Buffone releases a weekly menu for porch pickups at her home that includes breads, cookies, English muffins and more made in her own kitchen. —Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026

The marmalade stays slightly sticky in the cakey muffin hearts, lending a lively citrus flavor to your breakfast, without dripping onto your jammies, or your dressing gown. —The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026

The chain’s spring menu includes Triple Chocolate Crunch Irish Cream Layer Cake by the slice and an Irish Cream Crufffin, a cross between a croissant and a muffin. —Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026

Some bakers swear by aluminum-free baking powder to eliminate a possible bitter or metallic aftertaste in biscuits, cakes, and muffins. —Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026

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