brekkies

First meals daily

Brekkies is a playful, informal plural of breakfast, chiefly British and Australian: What do you want for brekkies?

The word belongs to a pattern of casual diminutives ending in -ies, suggesting affection or lightheartedness.

It appears most often in domestic or family contexts.

foods

cereal

Processed grain for breakfast

  • toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
  • pancakesFlat griddled breakfast cakes
  • wafflesBatter cooked in grid

eggs · bacon · sausage · omelette · yogurt · granola · bagel · croissant · porridge · hashbrowns

morning

dawn

Day's first glow

  • sunriseMorning light's arrival
  • earlyOccurring before expected
  • alarmUrgent warning signal

wake · coffee · tea · yawn · stretch · routine · weekday · fresh · cuppa · kettle

nourishment

sustenance

Means of living

hearty · wholesome · boost · satisfying · kickstart · warming · fortifying

casual

brunch

Morning-afternoon meal hybrid

comfort · friends · gathering · chill · leisure · informal · easygoing · hangout · lounge · cozy

Opposites
meal time of day

brekkiesdinner

Primary evening meal

supper · tea · evening meal · lunch · luncheon

register/formality

brekkiesbreakfast

Day's first eating

continental breakfast

Family

brekkie

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