pudding

noun10

1. •
   a soft sweet food cooked in hot water and eaten at the end of a meal

   • Steamed puddings, a favourite for winter, are both easy to make and delicious. Served with one of the sweet sauces (recipes 497 to 506) they make a filling and satisfying end to a meal. — 2007
2. •
   Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming or from batter.

   • The dishes in this chapter represent a range of multiethnic savory custards and steamed puddings, including a few surprises like a chèvre popover pudding and a bread pudding with lettuce and cheese. — 2004
3. •
   (UK, Australia) Dessert; the dessert course of a meal.

   • We have apple pie for pudding today.
4. •
   A type of dessert that has a texture similar to custard or mousse but using some kind of starch as the thickening agent.
5. •
   A term of endearment.

   • "How is my little pudding?" Jehan nuzzles up to me and rests his little head on my shoulder, still chuckling […] — 2005
6. •
   A sausage made primarily from blood.
7. •
   (slang) An overweight person.
8. •
   (slang) Entrails.

   • PUDDINGS, the guts; I'll let out your puddings. — 1785
9. •
   (no longer used) Any food or victuals.

   • Eat your pudding, slave, and hold your tongue. — 1718
10. •
    (slang, no longer used) A piece of good fortune.