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

Its new location in Long Beach offers the brand’s signature tacos — including braises such as chicken tinga, mole, steak picado and cochinita pibil — along with tamales, fresh tortillas to-go and, from 9 a.m. to noon, breakfast items such as breakfast tacos and burritos. —Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024

Looking for an on-the-go, homemade breakfast option in Cornelius? —Mari Pressley, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2024

Avocados have become an unlikely point of contention between generations, with older people accusing millennials of splurging on luxury breakfasts instead of prioritizing saving for a house. —Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 June 2024

Dozens of power plants shift into gear as demand for electricity soars at breakfast time and keeps rising until the city is done with dinner. —Angela Dewan, CNN, 26 June 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