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

He’d host Christmas breakfast and dinner. —Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025

The comforting space offers fare such as biscuits and gravy at breakfast, Artisan’s Grilled Cheese at lunch and mussels in white wine for dinner. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025

If someone wanted to schedule a morning work meeting or friends wanted to plan a Saturday breakfast, Henry learned to decline or propose alternatives to protect her gym time. —Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025

Card members receive noon check-in (based on availability) and late checkout, room upgrade upon arrival, daily breakfast for two, and $100 property credit. —Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025

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