"breakfast club" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: breakfast clubs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} breakfast club (plural breakfast clubs)
  1. (US, education) A disciplinary punishment requiring a student to come to school before classes, typically to work on homework or perform busywork; morning detention. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-breakfast_club-en-noun-K7iJ~uyR Categories (other): American English, Education, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Topics: education
  2. (UK, education) A facility to provide children with a morning meal at school, before classes. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-breakfast_club-en-noun-w9ExetFr Categories (other): British English, Education, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Topics: education

Inflected forms

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