morning

noun

morn·​ing ˈmȯr-niŋ 

1

a

: dawn

tossed and turned all night until morning finally came

b

: the time from sunrise to noon

She liked to get things done early in the morning.

c

: the time from midnight to noon

It was ten o'clock in the morning.

2

: a period of first development : beginning

The war started in the morning of his reign.

Synonyms

• forenoon
• morn

Examples of morning in a Sentence

She liked to get things done early in the morning.

I worked in the yard for part of the morning.

I saw him this morning, and I'll be meeting with him again tomorrow morning.

We have a meeting scheduled for 10 o'clock Wednesday morning.

On Sunday mornings I like to relax and read the newspaper.

She arrived on the morning of March 18.

the morning after a storm

It was early morning when I woke.

We sat around drinking coffee all morning.

We won't find out until morning.

Recent Examples on the Web

Start with a small cup of coffee in the morning and a matcha in the early afternoon for the first two days. —Jana Ackermann, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024

Tan noticed that before starting their shift in the morning, drivers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, would stop at a gas station to drink coffee. —Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024

Consumers love the benefits, especially the natural caffeine boost, which is great in the morning or early afternoon. —Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024

Meanwhile, Walz will begin the morning in Chandler for a veterans and military families event with Democratic Senate hopeful Rep. Ruben Gallego. —Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from morn + -ing (as in evening)

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing morning

• good morning
• make a day/night/morning/afternoon/evening of it
• Monday-morning quarterback
• morning-after pill
• morning breath
• morning coat
• morning glory
• morning line
• morning, noon, and night
• morning person
• morning sickness
• morning star
• the morning star
• the other day/night/morning/afternoon/evening

Kids Definition

morning

noun

morn·​ing ˈmȯr-niŋ 

1

a

: dawn entry 2 sense 1

b

: the time from sunrise to noon

c

: the time from midnight to noon

2

: the first or early part : beginning

the morning of life