noun · countable / uncountable · rare

mealtime

mealtime · mealtimes

The appointed time at which a meal is served or eatenThe appointed time at which a meal is served or eaten.

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US/mˈiltˌaɪm/

» Tom only eats at mealtimes.

Tom isst nur zu den Mahlzeiten etwas.

Meaning

1 senses

(countable, uncountable)The appointed time at which a meal is served or eaten.
My youngest son has a special cry for mealtimes.
the hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eaten

Examples

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Tom only eats at mealtimes.
deTom isst nur zu den Mahlzeiten etwas.
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When I was a child, the most painful time of the day was mealtime.
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What is peculiar to Japan at mealtimes is that people eat rice out of little bowls.
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Origin

From Middle English meeltime, from Old English mǣltīma (“mealtime”), equivalent to meal +

From Middle English meeltime, from Old English mǣltīma (“mealtime”), equivalent to meal + time. Compare mealtide, Old English mǣltīd (“mealtime”), Dutch maaltijd (“meal”), German Mahlzeit (“meal, mealtime”), Danish måltid (“meal, mealtime”), Icelandic máltíð (“meal”), Icelandic matmálstími (“mealtime”).

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