brunch

noun

: a meal usually taken late in the morning that combines a late breakfast and an early lunch

Examples of brunch in a Sentence

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If these weddings also include welcome parties, rehearsal dinners, receptions, and farewell brunches, these dresses starting at $9 will work for those events, too. Miles Walls, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025 The restaurant does take reservations for brunch from 7 to 9 a.m., and again from 1 to 3 p.m., but folks looking to dine between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. will need to join the waitlist on Yelp or call ahead to avoid a wait. Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025 Thankfully, the menu at Linette’s, The Dunlin’s signature brunch and dinner restaurant, delivers. Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025 On Sunday, January 19, the day before the second inauguration of President Donald J. Trump, Spotify hosted a brunch featuring high-profile podcasters Joe Rogan and Ben Shapiro, country singer Riley Green, and others, Bloomberg reports. Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for brunch 

Word History

Etymology

breakfast + lunch

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brunch was in 1895

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“Brunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brunch. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

brunch

noun
: a late breakfast, an early lunch, or a combination of the two
Etymology

breakfast and lunch

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