mornin'
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8.3
The early part of the day after the sun rises said informally
- noun
- /ˈmɔrnɪn/
- Informal
:
mañana
- I woke up bright and early this mornin' to watch the sunrise.
- Mornin', ma'am
- Good mornin'
- Top o' the mornin'
Examples
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One mornin', they were gonna eat their breakfast porridge.
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Mornin', everybody.
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-Fresh in this mornin', boss.
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Me and Dusty used to have an early mornin' show.
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- Good mornin', sir
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Good mornin', Fred.
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Mornin', boss.
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Mornin', folks.
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Mornin', Earl.
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Mornin', ma'am.
Synonyms
24
9.2
The early part of the day after dawn and before noon
is the informal dialect spelling rather than poetic literary form
early-morning hour
vsmornin'
19
2.6
A time early in the morning just after dawn
means the whole early period rather than one particular hour
7
4.5
The earliest period of something, like the start of an era
is the informal dialect spelling of that term used in casual speech
mañana
vsmornin'
1
8.1
The part of the day from dawn until noon
is an informal English spelling instead of a foreign loan form
How Early
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mornin' is a dialect spelling of morning, coming from the older short word morn which means 'the start of the day', so it refers to the early part of the day after sunrise.