breakfast

break-fast · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The first meal of the day, typically eaten in the morning.

  2. 2.

    To eat breakfast.

  3. 3.

    A formal meal or event held in the morning.

Forms

plural: breakfasts

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    bed and breakfast — accommodation including breakfast
  • •
    breakfast of champions — an ironic reference to an unconventional breakfast
  • •
    continental breakfast — a light breakfast of pastries and coffee
  • •
    English breakfast — a full cooked breakfast with eggs, bacon, etc.

Related words

See also: brunch, dinner, lunch, meal
Synonyms: brunch, morning meal

Etymology

From Middle English "breken" (to break) + "faste" (fast), literally meaning to break one's overnight fast. First recorded in the 15th century.