bed-and-breakfast

noun

bed-and-break·​fast ˈbed-ən(d)-ˈbrek-fəst How to pronounce bed-and-breakfast (audio)
: an establishment (such as an inn) offering lodging and breakfast

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And finally, at a family-run bed-and-breakfast, two sisters make the most of their summer before the older one heads off to college. Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025 The rooms operate like a bed-and-breakfast on the grounds of Bruma Wine Resort, featuring a common area, pool, and outdoor kitchen. Travel + Leisure Staff, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025 Today, the site of that crime is a bed-and-breakfast and museum and one of the city's biggest tourist attractions. Melissa Gray, NPR, 26 Jan. 2025 With a maximum of just under 200 passengers, the ships offer a more original, bed-and-breakfast type atmosphere than some of the larger, more luxurious, modern vessels that have moved onto the Great Lakes in recent years from lines such as Viking and Ponant. Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for bed-and-breakfast 

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bed-and-breakfast was in 1978

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“Bed-and-breakfast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bed-and-breakfast. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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bed-and-breakfast

noun
: a place for tourists to stay that offers lodging and breakfast

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