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mealtime

[ meel-tahym ]

noun

  1. the usual time for a meal.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mealtime1

First recorded in 1125–75, mealtime is from the Middle English word meeltyme. See meal 1, time

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Example Sentences

In many ways, what you talk about during shared mealtime (or any time) is more important than what you eat.

It was upon my first visit to Florence that the chicken liver pâté quickly became a mealtime staple.

After a little while Yung Pak got used to these "monkey shines," and he knew that his pet would not stay away long after mealtime.

The child had not received such universal invitation to chatter at mealtime since she had learned to speak.

The one kitchen for the whole barracks was a room with a stove and a daily ration of coal to be used at mealtime.

We pretended that we were his servants and whenever we thought that it was getting near a mealtime we would read the menu to him.

Rather a strange subject we seem to be on for mealtime, don't we?

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