ice cream

American  

noun

1. a frozen food containing cream or milk and butterfat, sugar, flavoring, and sometimes eggs.

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ice cream British  

noun

1. a kind of sweetened frozen liquid, properly made from cream and egg yolks but often made from milk or a custard base, flavoured in various ways

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Etymology

Origin of ice cream

First recorded in 1735–45

Compare meaning

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

• custard vs. ice cream
• sorbet vs. ice cream
• ice milk vs. ice cream
• frozen custard vs. ice cream

Example Sentences

“A lot of it was catered toward only grabbing the attention of the child with a lot of ice cream and candy and sweets and high energy,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

"Gentle parenting doesn't mean giving your child all of the chocolate and ice cream in the shop," she says.

From BBC

The frosted glass case is full of bins of colorful ice cream.

From Literature

“But ice cream is definitely its own kind of magic.”

From Literature

“There’s no ice cream in the camper. I’ll make some lemonade.”

From Literature

Related Words

• frozen yogurt
• sherbet
• sorbet