1. The time period between dawn and noon
   "I spent the morning running errands"; "She enjoyed the peace and quiet of the morning time";
   - morn, morning time, forenoon [archaic], morningtide [archaic]
    
2. The first light of day
   "they talked until morning";
   - dawn, dawning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow
    
3. The earliest period
   "the morning of the world";
   - dawn
    
4. A conventional expression of greeting or farewell, used to wish someone a good morning
   "She greeted her colleagues with a cheerful 'Good morning!'";
   - good morning

Sounds like: morns, mouning, mour

Derived forms: mornings

Type of: farewell, greeting, hour, period, period of time, salutation, start, time of day, time period, time span, word of farewell

Part of: day, daylight, daytime

Encyclopedia: Morning, Noon & the Nite-Liters