# good morning

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ˌɡʊd ˈmɔːnɪŋ/

## Definitions
1. Used as a greeting when meeting someone for the first time in the morning.
2. A parting in the morning.
3. Used to greet someone who has just awakened (irrespective of the time of day).
4. Said to someone who has come to a belated realization.

## Etymology
From Middle English gud mornynge (also as goode morne, gode morne), from Old English *gōdne morgen (“good morning”), an ellipsis for an expression such as "I wish you a good morning", equivalent to good + morning. Compare West Frisian goeie moarn, Dutch goedemorgen, German guten Morgen, Danish god morgen, Swedish god morgon, Icelandic góðan morgunn.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/good-morning