Added 9 October 2026
breakfast
/ˈbɹɛk.fəst/ noun
In Latin: prandium, ientāculum Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about breakfast at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
You should put more protein in her breakfast so she will grow.
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A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.
We serve breakfast all day.
- The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).
verb
Origin
From Middle English brekefast, brekefaste, equivalent to break + fast (literally, "to end the nightly fast"), likely a variant of Old English fæstenbryċe, (literally, "fast-breach"). Cognate with Dutch breekvasten (“breakfast”).
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