ice cream

noun

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

ice cream

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ice cream¹

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

He compared the correlation between Tylenol exposure and autism to the correlation between ice cream sales and drownings.

From Los Angeles Times

But now, more than 25 years later, that partnership has crumbled, leaving an ice cream brand that refuses to forgo its values — and be silenced.

From Salon

There’s an ice cream parlor, a food hall, and a bar shaped like a luggage carousel.

From Los Angeles Times

“It was always about more than just ice cream; it was a way to spread love and invite others into the fight for equity, justice and a better world.”

From Salon

Those three words are repeated again and again by parents trying to teach their young sons and daughters good manners, whether it’s at the dinner table, the amusement park or the ice cream shop.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• frozen yogurt 
• sherbet 
• sorbet