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

No one says anything when my brother doesn’t come down for breakfast. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Eating and drinking A short stroll along Graslei takes you to breakfast in The Post’s breakfast room, The Kitchen, which becomes The Cobbler bar by night. — Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026

Instead, Luke loads up on protein — including nearly a carton of eggs to himself every morning for breakfast. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Daybreaker’s menu stretches beyond the breakfast sandwich that started it all. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

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