pudding

noun

pud·​ding ˈpu̇-diŋ 

plural puddings

1

: blood sausage

2

a(1)

: a boiled or baked soft food usually with a cereal base

corn pudding

bread pudding

(2)

: a dessert of a soft, spongy, or thick creamy consistency

especially : one made from sweetened milk or cream cooked with a thickener (such as eggs, flour, tapioca, or cornstarch) and usually flavored

chocolate/vanilla pudding

(3)

British : dessert sense 1

b

: a dish often containing suet or having a suet crust and originally boiled in a bag

steak and kidney pudding

Examples of pudding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Most of their meals are pap, a kind of corn pudding, and rice. — ABC News, 19 July 2026

Following a complaint, the Chicago Department of Public Health inspected the popular Loop bakery on Monday, which is widely known for its banana pudding cups and pastel-frosted cupcakes. — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

The violations included three live roaches found in the facility under the beverage machine in the front prep area and staff holding the banana pudding at too high of a temperature. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

The mix’s topping packet creates a crisp cinnamon-sugar crust, while the bananas and milk bake into a rich, pudding-like texture. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing pudding

• black pudding
• bread pudding
• Christmas pudding
• cottage pudding
• hasty pudding
• Indian pudding
• liver pudding
• pease pudding
• plum pudding
• pudding stone
• rice pudding
• snow pudding
• the proof is in the pudding
• the proof of the pudding is in the eating
• Yorkshire pudding

Rhymes for pudding

• gooding
• wooding

Kids Definition

pudding

noun

pud·​ding ˈpu̇d-iŋ 

1

: a boiled or baked soft food usually with a cereal base

corn pudding

2

: a soft, spongy, or thick creamy dessert

bread pudding