: a small cup usually with a handle used with a saucer for hot beverages
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Find instructions here, and thrift stylish vessels like jars, teacups, and copper bowls.
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Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 11 Jan. 2026
Every eyeful was a universe, a cosmos squeezed into a teacup.
—Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Keep small pets like cats and teacup-sized dogs safely indoors at night.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Tay was pictured behind his family with green face paint, while their daughter Ellie went as Cindy Lou Who, wearing a black-and-white gingham dress with a fuzzy red cape, a red headband adorned with a white teacup, and red knee-high socks with white ruffles at the bottom.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
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Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 11 Jan. 2026
Every eyeful was a universe, a cosmos squeezed into a teacup.
—Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Keep small pets like cats and teacup-sized dogs safely indoors at night.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Tay was pictured behind his family with green face paint, while their daughter Ellie went as Cindy Lou Who, wearing a black-and-white gingham dress with a fuzzy red cape, a red headband adorned with a white teacup, and red knee-high socks with white ruffles at the bottom.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Teacup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacup. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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teacup
noun
tea·cup
ˈtē-ˌkəp 
: a small cup used with a saucer for hot beverages
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