: a small cup usually with a handle used with a saucer for hot beverages
Examples of teacup in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The Alice in Wonderland dark ride, Mad Tea Party teacups ride and Peter Pan’s Flight are all set in England.
—
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
To amp up the aesthetic, add a vintage teacup to your nightstand as a jewelry organizer.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2025
The duo, with Char Defrancesco and Nick Newbold in tow, were met in the first-floor salon by the sound of a ghost piano as a model sipped from an oversize teacup.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Other oddities and relics the designers say add to the vintage Halloween theme include skeleton keys, cracked teacups, magnifying glasses, and even hats that look like they've been left behind.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for teacup
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
To amp up the aesthetic, add a vintage teacup to your nightstand as a jewelry organizer.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2025
The duo, with Char Defrancesco and Nick Newbold in tow, were met in the first-floor salon by the sound of a ghost piano as a model sipped from an oversize teacup.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Other oddities and relics the designers say add to the vintage Halloween theme include skeleton keys, cracked teacups, magnifying glasses, and even hats that look like they've been left behind.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for teacup
Cite this Entry
“Teacup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacup. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
teacup
noun
tea·cup
ˈtē-ˌkəp 
: a small cup used with a saucer for hot beverages
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share