cream cheese

noun

: a mild soft unripened cheese made from whole sweet milk enriched with cream

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Whisk together cream cheese, sour cream, Old Bay, and hot sauce in a medium bowl until smooth. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 May 2025 Bagels is offering a Brunch Box for Mother's Day, which includes six fresh bagels, a tub of cream cheese, an egg sandwich, two bacon cheddar and egg sandwiches, four hashbrowns and four blueberry muffins. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 7 May 2025 Prepare the Cream Cheese Glaze Beat cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025 Bagels with cream cheese filling kept outside of refrigeration measured too warm to be considered safe to eat. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cream cheese

Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cream cheese was in 1583

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“Cream cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cream%20cheese. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

cream cheese

noun
: a soft white cheese made from whole milk enriched with cream

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