mealtime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The appointed time at which a meal is served or eaten.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

mealtime mealtimes

Etymology

From Middle English meeltime, from Old English mǣltīma (“mealtime”), equivalent to meal + time. Compare mealtide, Old English mǣltīd (“mealtime”), Dutch maaltijd (“meal”), German Mahlzeit (“meal, mealtime”), Danish måltid (“meal, mealtime”), Icelandic máltíð (“meal”), Icelandic matmálstími (“mealtime”).

Synonyms

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