= morning-tide, n.

Chiefly (from lME onwards) poetic. The early part of the day; morning.

The time of undern; in later use esp. the early part of the afternoon. Also attributive.

= morning, n. 1a. †Also used adverbially. Now rare (chiefly poetic).

The forenoon.

Originally: the time of the approach or beginning of ‘morn’; the period around sunrise. In later use usually: the early part of the day, esp. from…

The morning; the early part of the following day. Cf. morning-tide, n.

Morning; the early part of the morning.

With modifying adjective: the early part of a day as characterized by the particular weather, conditions, sentiments, etc., prevailing or…

The portion of the day before noon.

The morning; the early part of the day.

A morning. Obsolete.

(a) n. the morning; = forenoon, n.; (b) adj. occurring or existing before noon.

The morning; the first part of the day.

colloquial. The morning; a morning. Cf. p.m., n.1

The signal used to denote the letters a.m. (for ante meridiem) in telephone communications, etc.; (hence colloquial) the morning.