Morsel Definition
môrsəl
noun
A small bite or portion of food.
Webster's New World
A tasty dish.
Webster's New World
A small piece or amount; bit.
Webster's New World
One that is delightful and extremely pleasing.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
verb
To divide into or distribute in small portions.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Morsel
Noun
Singular:
morsel
Plural:
morselsOrigin of Morsel
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From Middle English morsel, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece"), diminutive. of Latin morsum (“a bit"), neuter of morsus, past participle of mordere (“to bite"). Compare French morceau.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French diminutive of mors bite from Latin morsum from neuter past participle of mordēre to bite mer- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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