soup kitchen

noun

: an establishment dispensing minimum dietary essentials (such as soup and bread) to the needy

Examples of soup kitchen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Duffy recalled learning of Judge's death while at his soup kitchen in Philadelphia. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026

Good Samaritan Outreach, an Orlando nonprofit food pantry and soup kitchen founded in 1997, encounters these families every week, people who are doing their best but need a helping hand to ensure their children not go to bed hungry. — Christine Franz, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

It is organized by the Fundación Paiz para la Educación y la Cultura, a family foundation that initially awarded education scholarships and supported soup kitchens. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

When the Great Depression shuttered factories, unemployed workers lined up at soup kitchens. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for soup kitchen

• cowichan
• kitchin