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breakfast

/ˈbɹɛkfəst/

noun

Meaning

  • The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.

    "You should put more protein in her breakfast so she will grow."

  • (by extension) A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.

    "We serve breakfast all day."

  • The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).

  • (largely obsolete outside religion) A meal eaten after a period of (now often religious) fasting.

verb

Meaning

  • To eat the morning meal.

  • To serve breakfast to.

Synonyms

break one's fast