I. ˈmȯrniŋ, ˈmȯ(ə)n-, -nēŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English morning, morwening, from morn, morwen + -ing (as in Middle English evening )
1.
a. : the break of day : dawn
upon their path the morning broke — P.B.Shelley
the red morning touched him with its light — R.W.Emerson
tossed and turned all night until morning finally came
b. : the early hours of light : the time from rising to noon
uses the mornings for calling on his customers
does his best work in the morning
c. : the time from midnight to noon
there was a full moon, and about two o'clock in the morning a great concourse assembled — John Buchan
it was then eleven o'clock in the morning — Nevil Shute
2. : the beginning of something : a period of first development or of freshness and vigor
a steamship five times the size of the biggest vessel afloat then, in the morning of steamers — James Dugan
the morning of the world, when life seemed simpler if no less cruel — Herbert Agar
the morning of life
3. chiefly Scotland
a. : an alcoholic drink taken before breakfast
b. : a light meal eaten before breakfast
II. adjective
: of, belonging to, or intended primarily for use in the morning
morning coffee
morning freshness
morning tabloids have a heavy sale among homeward bound theatergoers — Bruce Westley
once more I was my morning self, tough, hearty, and invulnerable — Nancy Hale