English Explanatory Dictionary

teatime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal).

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-teatime.wav

Word forms

teatime teatimes tea-time

Etymology

From tea + time. Compare Saterland Frisian Teetied (“teatime”), West Frisian teetiid (“teatime”), Dutch theetijd (“teatime”), German Teezeit (“teatime”), Danish tetid (“teatime”), Swedish tetid (“teatime”), Icelandic tetími (“teatime”).

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