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

Serves breakfast until: 10:30 a.m. Breakfast menu: burgerking.com.my/Menu/Category/11 Find a location: burgerking.com.my/Locator When does Chick-fil-a breakfast end? Chick-fil-a has breakfast sandwiches, a burrito and a bowl. —Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 25 Aug. 2025

Even the courtyard, where guests can start their days with a leisurely breakfast, feels impossibly opulent. —Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2025

Grab-and-go food options include breakfast sandwiches, pastries and protein boxes, with food prices ranging from $2.25 to $7.45. —Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2025

Make a Breakfast Sandwiches: Use the pancake in place of bread and turn it into an incredible breakfast sandwich. —Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 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