brunch — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, often in a leisurely, festive, and/or social way, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Related words

   dunchlinnerlupperbrinnerbrupperdinfast

   Examples

   I normally have brunch at the café next to work.

   Let's do brunch sometime at the salad bar!

   More examples (2)

   Feeling a bit peckish, Sandra made herself some brunch with the leftovers in her fridge.

   I discovered a meal between breakfast and brunch.

Verb

1. To eat brunch.

Noun

1. combination of breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning

   Broader terms

   mealrepast

Verb

1. eat a meal in the late morning

   Broader terms

   eat

   Examples

   We brunch in Sundays