Word Study
brunch
OXFORD DICTIONARY
brunch, n. & v.
--n. a late-morning meal eaten as the first meal of the day.
--v.intr. eat brunch.
--n. a late-morning meal eaten as the first meal of the day.
--v.intr. eat brunch.
Etymology
BR(EAKFAST) + (L)UNCH
THESAURUS
brunch
TV dinner, alfresco meal, barbecue, breakfast, buffet supper, clambake, coffee break, cookout, diner, dinner, elevenses, fish fry, high tea, hot luncheon, lunch, luncheon, mash, meat breakfast, petit dejeuner, picnic, supper, tea, tea break, teatime, tiffin, wiener roast, wienie roastFor further exploring for "brunch" in Webster Dictionary Online