morning

Syllables: morn·ing/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/

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Australia/ˈmoːnɪŋ/

morning noun: the early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon. Also the ellipsis of good morning.

Noun

morning (plural mornings)

The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.
- I'll see you tomorrow morning.
- I'm working in the morning, so let's meet in the afternoon.
Synonyms:

a.m., forenoon, yeender
(figuratively) The early part of anything.
(obsolete) That part of the day from dawn until the main meal (typically in late afternoon).
- Celestina […] retired to her own room, leaving her friend to the pleasing and important occupation of the toilet, in which half of what is now called morning, was usually passed by Matilda.1791, Charlotte Smith, Celestina, Broadview, published 2004, page 101
- We breakfasted before nine, and do not dine till half-past six on the occasion, so I hope we three shall have a long morning enough.1813, Jane Austen, letter, 26 October
(Scotland) The first alcoholic drink of the day; a morning draught.

Proper noun capitalized: Morning

Morning (plural Mornings)

A surname.

Also used as

morning is also the ellipsis of good morning.

morning meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

morning in Hindi

part of the day between dawn and midday: सुबह subah, तड़का taṛkā, सवेरा saverā, प्रभात prabhāt, प्रभातकाल prabhātkāl, सकाल sakāl
the part of the day after midnight and before midday — see also AM: सवेरा saverā, सुबह subah, तड़का taṛkā, प्रभात prabhāt, उषा uṣā, उदय uday

morning in Tamil

part of the day between dawn and midday: காலை kālai
the part of the day after midnight and before midday — see also AM: பகல் pakal

morning in Marathi

part of the day between dawn and midday: प्रभात prabhāt, सकाळ sakāḷ
the part of the day after midnight and before midday — see also AM: सकाळ sakāḷ

morning in Urdu

part of the day between dawn and midday: صُبْح subh, بامْداد bāmdād, سَحَر sahar
the part of the day after midnight and before midday — see also AM: صُبْح subh, سَویرا saverā, پَرَبھات parabhāt, تَڑْکا taṛkā, اُشا uśā

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morning in Bengali: সকাল śokal
morning in Telugu: తెల్లవారి tellavāri, ప్రాతఃకాలము prātaḥkālamu, ఉదయం udayaṁ, పొద్దు poddu
morning in Malayalam: രാവിലെ rāvile, പുലരി pulari, പ്രഭാതം prabhātaṁ
morning in Kannada: ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ beḷigge, ಪ್ರಾತಃಕಾಲ prātaḥkāla
morning in Punjabi: ਸਵੇਰ saver
morning in Gujarati: સવારે savāre
morning in Odia: ସକାଳ
morning in Sanskrit: see Thesaurus:प्रभात
morning in Sinhala: උදේ udē
morning in Assamese: ৰাতিপুৱা ratipua, পুৱা pua, বিহান bihan, ভোৰ bhür
morning in Nepali: बिहान bihana
morning in Pashto: ګهيځ gahiź
morning in Tagalog: umaga
morning in Arabic: صَبَاح ṣabāḥ, غُدْوة ḡudwa, صُبْح ṣubḥ, صباح ṣabāḥ
morning in Malay: pagi
morning in Indonesian: pagi, subuh
morning in Persian: صُبْح sobh, بامْداد bâmdâd, بام bâm, سَحَر sahar
morning in Thai: ตอนเช้า dtɔɔn-cháao, เช้า cháao
morning in Vietnamese: buổi sáng
morning in Myanmar: နံနက် namnak

Examples of morning in a sentence

Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.1835, Sir John Ross, Sir James Clark Ross, Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, volume 1, pages 284–5:
One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company...
Why do kids always have to feel sick at two in the morning?1988 October 11, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):

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Synonyms of morning

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Antonyms

afternoon

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Forms of morning

Noun
plural	mornings
Proper noun
plural	Mornings

Plural of morning: mornings

Origin of morning

From Middle English morwenynge, from morwen + -ynge. By surface analysis, morn + -ing. See also morrow (Middle English morwe).

Words formed from morning

Phrases with morning

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Words that rhyme with morning

Questions about morning

What does morning mean?: Morning means the early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.
What is morning in Hindi?: Morning in Hindi is सुबह (subah), तड़का (taṛkā), सवेरा (saverā). See Morning meaning in Hindi.
How do you use morning in a sentence?: Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
What part of speech is morning?: Morning can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce morning?: Morning is pronounced /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of morning?: The plural of morning is mornings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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