Breakfasts

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The first meal of the day, typically consumed in the morning, that often includes various foods like cereals, eggs, and fruits
2. A meal taken after waking up that generally consists of light or substantial foods, depending on dietary preferences
3. The customary morning meal that varies widely in composition and can include items such as toast, coffee, and pastries

Etymology: "Breakfasts" is simply the plural of "breakfast," so the story belongs to the singular. The word combines "break," meaning to interrupt, with "fast," meaning a period of abstaining from food. Its earliest English form, "brekefast" in Middle English, literally meant ending the overnight fast. The older Old English ancestor was "fæstenbryċe," which translates roughly as "fast-breach," a phrase that describes the same act of ending a fast. Dutch "breekvasten" preserves the same construction, showing that the idea was shared across the related Germanic languages.

Synonyms: morning meal