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DictionarycreameryDairy establishment
noun

creamery

KREE-muh-ree/ˈkriːməri/

A place where dairy products are made or sold.

The local creamery makes butter and cheese from fresh milk.

White male worker in dairy production workspace.
Etymology
creamFrenchcream
+eryFrenchplace of an activity

The cream base and place-forming suffix name a dairy establishment. The word originally referred to a place where milk was made into butter and cheese.

In context

PBS KIDS20:58
How people make ice cream in a creamery. Very interesting. MR. MCFEELY: When people make ice cream in a creamery, they start by filling a tank with milk.
Wondering and Asking Questions | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Full Episode!

More examples

  • We buy fresh butter at the creamery every Saturday.
  • Several small creameries buy milk from nearby farms.
  • Visitors tour the creamery to see how cheese is made.

Forms

creamery · creameries

cream noun — The rich, fatty part of milk.

Similar words

dairy
Can also mean a farm where milk is produced.