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

Each kit contains five breakfasts and five lunches. —Joshua Cole, CBS News, 24 June 2026

The Roscommon Room serves as an indoor extension of the Ocean Terrace and offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner. —Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 23 June 2026

For coffee or breakfast, two cafes on St Leonard’s beachfront are recommended by locals. —Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Residents and visitors line downtown streets waving flags, children scramble for the best candy-catching spots along the parade route, and families spend the day enjoying pancake breakfasts, baseball and an evening fireworks show. —Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 June 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