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

Many healthy adults can comfortably go from dinner until breakfast without eating. — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2026

This was a setup for making a coffee shop breakfast sandwich, not a seven-course tasting menu that cast Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern flavors through a personal lens. — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

As for us, we are engaged in the usual ritual of brewing a cuppa stimulation — our choice today is English breakfast — and foraging for items of interest. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

With half of Gen Z consumers already making beverage-only purchases weekly, afternoon drinks give operators another reason to reach customers outside breakfast, lunch and dinner. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 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