morsel Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small quantity of anything
    • a morsel of paper was all he needed
  2. noun a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
    bit; bite.
    • all they had left was a bit of bread

WordNet

Mor"sel noun
Etymology
OF. morsel, F. morceau, LL. morsellus, a dim. fr. L. morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite; prob. akin to E. smart. See Smart, and cf. Morceau, Mordant, Muse, v., Muzzle, n.
Definitions
  1. A little bite or bit of food. Chaucer.
    Every morsel to a satisfied hunger is only a new labor to a tired digestion. South.
  2. A small quantity; a little piece; a fragment.

Webster 1913