DAWN - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

the first light of day

Example: we got up before dawn; they talked until morning

Categories: Hour, Time of day

Part of speech: Verb

appear or develop

Example: The age of computers had dawned

Categories: Begin, Start

Part of speech: Verb

become light

Example: It started to dawn, and we had to get up

Categories: Change

Click, Break of day, Break of the day, Sunup, Dayspring

dawning – A related word in the same word family.

dawing – A related word in the same word family.

daw#Etymology 2 – A related word in the same word family.

Words in the same family branched apart as languages evolved in different regions.