midday meal
Twelve o'clock eating
A midday meal is lunch—food eaten in the middle of the day, typically between late morning and early afternoon.
The term appears in formal or institutional contexts: The school provides a free midday meal to all students.
It's more common in British English and in discussions of nutrition programs or workplace policies.
- lunchMidday meal
- lunchtimeNoon eating period
- lunch hourMidday work recess
- noonDay's exact middle
- sandwichFilling between bread slices
brown bag · cafeteria · break · power lunch · salad · soup · grab a bite · deli · canteen · food court · lunch crowd · picnic · workday · hunger · colleagues · table · napkin · tray
- lunchlunch, lunch break, lunch hour, lunch buddy, lunch box
- mealssupper, brunch, dinner, lunch, luncheon
- middaynoon, twelve o'clock, high noon, noontime, solar noon
time of day for eating
midday mealmidnight snack
Food eaten very late
breakfast · dinner · supper · evening meal · midnight feast