morning

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/

noun

  • the period of time between midnight and noon, especially from sunrise to noon: I’ve got a meeting this morning it was a beautiful sunny morning [as modifier]: the morning papers
  • sunrise: a hint of steely light showed that morning was on its way

adverb

(mornings) informal
  • every morning: mornings, she’d sleep late

exclamation

informal

Phrases

the morning after (the night before)

humorous the morning after an evening of drinking, when one has a hangover.

morning, noon, and night

all of the time: we used to fight morning, noon, and night

Origin:

Middle English: from morn, on the pattern of evening