bakery

[ bey-kuh-ree, beyk-ree ]

/ ˈbeɪ kə ri, ˈbeɪk ri /

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noun, plural bak·er·ies.

Also called bake·shop

[beyk-shop]. /ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp/. a baker's shop.

a place where baked goods are made.

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Origin of bakery

1535–45; baker + -y³; now taken as bake + -ery

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How to use bakery in a sentence

The next day the oldest boy and girl came to ask the bakeshop woman to come over.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
"A sociable little magpie, that one," jerking his thumb toward the bakeshop girl.
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
He pointed to the white rats and mice that were having a fine time among the buns in the bakeshop window.
The Curlytops and Their Pets|Howard R. Garis
I wonder what in the world Mr. Capper lets those white rats stay in his bakeshop window for?
The Curlytops and Their Pets|Howard R. Garis

They were expelled, and the nave of the church was used as a military bakeshop.
The Spell of the Heart of France|Andr Hallays

British Dictionary definitions for bakery

bakery

/ (ˈbeɪkərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

Also called: bakehouse a room or building equipped for baking

a shop in which bread, cakes, etc, are sold

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