cream cheese

American  

noun

• cream cheeses
  plural

1. a soft, white, smooth-textured, unripened, spreadable cheese made of sweet milk and sometimes cream.

2. Gulf States. cottage cheese.

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cream cheese British  

noun

1. a smooth soft white cheese made from soured cream or milk

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Regionalisms

See cottage cheese.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• cream cheeses
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of cream cheese

First recorded in 1575–85

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Compare meaning

How does cream-cheese compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• mascarpone vs. cream cheese
• cottage cheese vs. cream cheese

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Example Sentences

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cream cheese

So the Caesar-ish dressing here is intentionally concentrated: cream cheese for body, Kewpie for tang and richness, and a dab of white miso for the salty, fermented funk that anchovy ordinarily brings to Caesar.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

It might also mean a thick slice of homemade apple Bundt cake under a generous coat of cream cheese icing, eaten with coffee.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

Ten Kraft Heinz brands will be part of the deal, including Heinz, Philadelphia cream cheese and Kraft Mac & Cheese, the companies said in a statement Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Her carrot cake calls for a buttercream made with fromage frais, a lighter version of American cream cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

He was talking with a mouthful of Philadelphia cream cheese and salmon roe to an optometrist’s wife.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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