Meanings
nounsweet cream (usually uncountable, plural sweet creams)
plural sweet creams
- UKdateduncountableusuallyCream: the oily part of milk that rises to the top.
Origin
From sweet + cream, by analogy with the contrasting sour cream.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Hebrew שמנת מתוקה
- שמנת מתוקה (shaménet m'tuká)Cream
Yiddish שמאַנט
- שמאַנט (shmant)Cream
Cite this entry
APA
sweet cream. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20cream
MLA
“sweet cream.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20cream. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweet cream,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20cream.
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