bakery

noun

bak·​ery ˈbā-k(ə-)rē How to pronounce bakery (audio)
plural bakeries
: a place for baking or selling baked goods

Examples of bakery in a Sentence

They work at a bakery.
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Dirty gloves shouldn’t be handling bread, bare arms shouldn’t be shoved into dough — and those aren’t the only things a state inspector saw at a Hialeah bakery. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025 Oh My Ganache, a family-run bakery known for its specialty cheesecakes, is officially setting up shop in its first permanent location in the space formerly home to Wentworth & Fenn — which closed around the holiday season. Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2025 Their newest bakery baby is Café Belle, established in 2016, and all desserts are made in house with recipes from Giuseppe Scala, the first Scala in their family to make his way to the U.S. The American Scalas add a modern twist with their rainbow cookie cannoli cake. Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025 Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is apparently seeking to turn a former stable block at his historic home into a pop-up takeaway bakery, news agency SWNS reported. Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bakery

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bakery was in 1598

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“Bakery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bakery. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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bakery

noun
bak·​ery ˈbā-k(ə-)rē How to pronounce bakery (audio)
plural bakeries
: a place where bread, cakes, and pastry are made or sold

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