Quantcast
Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
  • Dictionary
  • Thesaurus
  • Scrabble
  • Spanish Central
  • Learner's Dictionary

An Encyclopædia Britannica Company

breakfast

play
noun break·fast \ˈbrek-fəst\

Simple Definition of breakfast

  • : the first meal of the day

Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

Full Definition of breakfast

  1. 1 :  the first meal of the day especially when taken in the morning

  2. 2 :  the food prepared for a breakfast <eat your breakfast>

breakfast

verb

breakfaster

noun

See breakfast defined for English-language learners

See breakfast defined for kids



Examples of breakfast in a sentence

  1. I had pancakes for breakfast.

  2. Did you have breakfast before you left?



15th Century

First Known Use of breakfast

15th century

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Phrases related to BREAKFAST

Related Phrases



BREAKFAST Defined for Kids

1

breakfast

play
noun break·fast \ˈbrek-fəst\

Definition of breakfast for Students

  1. :  the first meal of the day



2

breakfast

play
verb break·fast

Definition of breakfast for Students

breakfasted

breakfasting

  1. :  to eat breakfast



Learn More about breakfast

  1. Spanish Central: Translation of breakfast Nglish: Translation of breakfast for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of breakfast for Arabic speakers

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up breakfast? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

WORD OF THE DAY

peculiar

play

different from the usual or normal

Get Word of the Day daily email!

TRENDING NOW

  1. temperament The candidates attacked each other's temperaments

  2. braggadocio Trump said 'braggadocious'

  3. skittle What is a 'skittle'?

  4. hubris, pariah Powell's take on Trump

  5. deplorable Clinton: "Basket of deplorables"

SEE ALL

BROWSE DICTIONARY

breakfast

WORD GAMES

Take a 3-minute break and test your skills!

alphabet-pasta-spelling-help

Which is the correct spelling?

acommodate accommodate acommadate accomodate
Name That Thing

Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!

TAKE THE QUIZ
SCRABBLE® Sprint

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

Words at Play

hipster
The Original Hipsters

Hint: they carried things on their hips

spitting-image
Where Does 'Spitting Image' Come From?

And what about 'splitting image'?

between-you-and-i
'Between You and I'

Don't let this phrase come between you

shopping-mall
'Mall': It's Not Just for Shopping

It used to be all fun and games

Ask the Editors

subjunctive
How to Use the Subjunctive in English

If I were you, I'd watch this

payday
How Often Is 'Biweekly'?

Don't get us started on 'bimonthly'

video-irregardless-grammar-peeve-blend-of-the-synonyms-irrespective-and-regardless
Irregardless

It is in fact a real word (but that doesn't mean you should use it).

video-moose-goose-weird-plurals
Weird Plurals

One goose, two geese. One moose, two... moose. What's up with that?

Word Games

alphabet-pasta-spelling-help
Difficult Spelling Words Quiz

Can you spell these 15 tricky spelling words?

Take the quiz
who-knew-quiz
Who Knew?

Take this quiz and discover 12 words for things you didn't know had words.

Take the quiz
Name That Thing
Name That Thing

Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!

Take the quiz
SCRABBLE® Sprint
SCRABBLE® Sprint

SCRABBLE® fans, sharpen your skills!

Play the game
Examples: breakfast in a sentence