breakfast

noun

break·​fast ˈbrek-fəst 

1

: the first meal of the day especially when taken in the morning

2

: the food prepared for a breakfast

eat your breakfast

breakfast verb

breakfaster noun

Examples of breakfast in a Sentence

I had pancakes for breakfast.

Did you have breakfast before you left?

Recent Examples on the Web

Friends Castle Bed and Breakfast Hotel Playset This 1,311-piece Lego Friends castle bed and breakfast set allows builders to create their own dollhouse and let their imaginations run wild. —Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024

The new menu will include the chain's $5 Meal Deal as well as exclusive in-app offers as well as a Buy One, Add One for $1 option for some of customers' favorite breakfast, lunch and dinner items. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024

Azul, Bistrot, and Chakka are casual restaurants that serve breakfast and lunch for the three classes, along with Amat, an all-day cafe serving coffee drinks and pastries. —Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024

Fresh breakfast baskets can be delivered to your door each morning so there’s no need to face early crowds at the breakfast buffet or head out into the cold in search of a boulangerie. —Duncan Madden, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English brekfast, from the phrase breken fast "to break one's fast, end abstinence from food"

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing breakfast

• a dog's breakfast
• bed-and-breakfast
• breakfast bar
• continental breakfast
• cooked breakfast
• dog's breakfast
• English breakfast
• pre-breakfast
• working/business breakfast

Kids Definition

breakfast

noun

break·​fast ˈbrek-fəst 

: the first meal of the day

breakfast verb