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

The brand’s flagship offering is its Signature Nutrition Program, which is a set three or five-day menu that includes either breakfast, lunch, and dinner, or just lunch and dinner. —Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Dec. 2025

That rate includes all rail travel, five nights of hotel accommodations, a professional tour manager, daily breakfast, and four dinners. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2025

An energetic rise-and-shine could spur you to make your bed, for instance, and the resulting sense of self-efficacy may reinforce your will to take a jog, setting the stage for a healthy breakfast. —Matt Fuchs, Time, 8 Dec. 2025

Our best work starts with a good night’s sleep, a healthy breakfast and an unwrinkled shirt. —Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 8 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