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

This event will include a breakfast (a buffet with French toast, eggs, bacon and pastries), a meet-and-greet with Santa and a gift. —Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 18 Nov. 2025

In addition to main courses, Cracker Barrel offers various à la carte sides, desserts, and holiday breakfast items. —Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Nov. 2025

My daughter said the cats, and the breakfast at the Taşkonaklar, and the view onto the Bosporus from the hotel in Istanbul, and also the underground city. —Katie Kitamura, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025

On a recent Saturday, families came for breakfast before the daily Fort Worth Herd cattle drive. —Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Nov. 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