breakfasting

Having first meal

Breakfasting is eating breakfast—the morning meal.

The word sounds somewhat formal or old-fashioned: We found them breakfasting on the terrace.

It appears most often in literary or travel contexts describing leisurely morning meals rather than rushed weekday eating.

meal

pancakes

Flat griddled breakfast cakes

  • cerealProcessed grain for breakfast
  • toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
  • omeletteFolded cooked eggs

yogurt · granola · waffles · bagel · porridge · bacon · eggs · croissant · muffins · oatmeal

beverages

coffee

Brewed bean beverage

  • teaSteeped leaf beverage
  • juiceExtracted fruit liquid
  • milkMammalian nursing fluid

smoothie · espresso · latte · cocoa · chai · mimosa

eating

nourishment

Food that sustains life

munching · feasting · dining · hungry · satiation · sustenance · indulging · enjoying · fueling

Opposites
eating vs. abstaining from food

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Deliberate food avoidance

starving · abstaining · going hungry · skipping meals · hungering

meal timing

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Eating a meal

supping · lunching

Family

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Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G