Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daily bread

/ˈdeɪli ˌbɹɛd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: dai-ly bread
IPA: /ˈdeɪli ˌbɹɛd/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

All those things, such as regular food and water, needed to sustain physical life.

Uncountable

noun

All those things, such as regular prayer, worship and meditation, needed to sustain spiritual life.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"to earn one's daily bread"
"[Verse] 11. Panem noſtrum ſuperſubſtātialem da nobis hodie. Giue vs this day our daily bread."
"So do by your dignity and eſtate: As you muſt ask but your Daily bread, ſo muſt you deſire no more: Neither poverty, nor riches, but convenient food: yet ſo as to learn to abound and to want, and in every ſtate to be content: […]"
"[…] I ought never more to repine at my Condition, but to rejoice, and to give daily Thanks for that daily Bread, which nothing but a croud of Wonders could have brought."
"To be thankful for ſuch good Things as we enjoy; for our Health, and Strength, and daily Bread, and many other Bleſſings, which we are too apt not to conſider as we ought. They are all the Gifts of God, and ought to be received as ſuch."
"Money, mostly. Miss Pamela was over-fond of fine clothes, but Miss Pebmarsh, who was giving 'er a 'ome and daily bread, 'adn't much money to spare for fallalery."

Etymology

Possibly a reference to the Lord's Prayer in the Bible, part of which reads in the King James Version: “Give us this day our daily bread” (see Matthew 6:11, and compare Luke 11:3).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdeɪli ˌbɹɛd/
British English: /ˈdeɪli ˌbɹɛd/

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

daily breader bread of life man shall not live by bread alone staff of life

Frequently Paired Words

bread of life man shall not live by bread alone staff of life lifeblood

Questions

How do you pronounce daily bread?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdeɪli ˌbɹɛd/.
What does daily bread mean?: All those things, such as regular food and water, needed to sustain physical life.
Where does daily bread come from?: Possibly a reference to the Lord's Prayer in the Bible, part of which reads in the King James Version: “Give us this day our daily bread” (see Matthew 6:11, and compare Luke 11:3).

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