mealtime
Americannoun
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mealtimes
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of mealtime
First recorded in 1125–75, mealtime is from the Middle English word meeltyme. See meal 1, time
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Three months ago, he was finally given a new, longer bed, but that causes him to sit up in a position that he says led to a major choking incident one mealtime.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2025
Ararat employees told state investigators that her family members had been taught about mealtime precautions to prevent the woman from inhaling food, but could not provide written evidence of that training.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024
In addition to explaining the various barriers to patients' mealtime participation, interviews with a range of health professionals for the study identified strategies to make eating go more smoothly.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2024
Regardless of the place or time of day, nowhere did I go that cheese was not a fundamental aspect of the rhythms of mealtime.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2023
Nearly half the mealtime was spent simply going up and down the staircase, across the mill yard and bridge, down the row of houses—just getting to and from the meal.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
She didn’t like the cold, and group conversations at mealtimes were awkward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Kouki said he likes using his phone to watch Japanese baseball highlights, but the family now shuns screens during mealtimes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
The study noted that handwashing figures were especially down at the start and end of each day, including typical mealtimes.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2025
The papal electors self-segregate at mealtimes by sitting with their own countrymen.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024
It is hard to get used to eating only at mealtimes and having my food rationed again.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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