1break·fast 
/ˈbrɛkfəst/ noun
plural break·fasts /ˈbrɛkfəst/ noun : the first meal of the day [count] ▪ a big/good/hearty breakfast ▪ a working/business breakfast [=a breakfast during which you talk with someone about business matters] ▪ (Brit) a cooked breakfast [=a breakfast that includes cooked foods, such as eggs and meat] [noncount] ▪ I had pancakes for breakfast. ▪ Did you have/eat breakfast before you left? ▪ We relaxed/chatted/dawdled over breakfast. — often used before another noun ▪ breakfast cereals ▪ They sat at the breakfast table. — see also bed-and-breakfast, continental breakfast
a dog's breakfast — see 1dog
