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

Most of Arizona's popular coffee destinations are brewing discounts and special offers on coffee and breakfast items, so make sure to charge up your morning with some morning food and drink deals. —Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2024

And that interest is forecasted to continue to skyrocket — market researchers cited both rising health consciousness and an increasing demand for convenient breakfast options. —Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2024

This might be a significant shift, like getting an extra hour of sleep, or more trivial, like meditating before breakfast rather than after. —Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024

Fry up some ham, or simply use up cold breakfast ham, and you're set with quite the traditional lunch that many Southern kids are familiar with. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 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