morning

[ mawr-ning ]
/ ˈmɔr nɪŋ /

noun

the first part or period of the day, extending from dawn, or from midnight, to noon.
the beginning of day; dawn: Morning is almost here.
the first or early period of anything; beginning: the morning of life.

adjective

of or relating to morning: the morning hours.
occurring, appearing, used, etc., in the morning: a morning coffee break.

Origin of morning

1200–50; Middle English; see morn, -ing1; modeled on evening

OTHER WORDS FROM morning

pre·morn·ing, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for morning

British Dictionary definitions for morning

morning
/ (ˈmɔːnɪŋ) /

noun

the first part of the day, ending at or around noon
sunrise; daybreak; dawn
the beginning or early period the morning of the world
the morning after informal the aftereffects of excess, esp a hangover
(modifier) of, used, or occurring in the morning morning coffee
See also mornings

Word Origin for morning

C13 morwening, from morn, formed on the model of evening

Idioms and Phrases with morning

morning