muffin

muf-fin · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A small, round, baked bread typically eaten at breakfast, often containing fruit, nuts, or chocolate chips.

  2. 2.

    (British) A flat, round yeast bread, typically toasted and buttered (English muffin).

Forms

plural: muffins

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    muffin top — Informal term for a roll of fat visible above the waistband of tight pants
  • •
    stud muffin — Slang for an attractive man

Related words

See also: bake, bread, cupcake, muffins
Synonyms: cupcake, quick bread

Etymology

From 18th-century English, possibly from Low German muffen ("small cakes") or Old French moufflet ("soft bread").