cupboard Syllabification: (cup·board)Pronunciation: /ˈkəbərd/Translate cupboard | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of cupboard noun a cabinet or closet, usually with a door and shelves, used for storage:a kitchen cupboardPhrases the cupboard is bare there are no resources or money available for a particular purpose. Origin: late Middle English (denoting a table or sideboard on which cups, plates, etc., were displayed): from cup + boardcupboard in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of cupboard in the British & World English dictionary