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

The menu includes a selection of 10 entrees, from the country biscuit breakfast to Brioche French toast and more, available all day for dine-in only. —Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024

Matilda Bakehouse: Pre-order pies, cakes, dinner rolls and butter and breakfast items for pickup before the holiday. —Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024

Its bright, clean rooms are outfitted in contemporary furniture, and an ample buffet breakfast is provided. —Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2024

Ahrens, 21, was eating breakfast and watching TV with some of his friends who stayed overnight at his house in Wellington, Fla., in Palm Beach County when someone knocked at the door. —Kc Baker, People.com, 4 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