'Porridge' definitions:

Definition of 'porridge'

From: WordNet
noun
Soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick

Definition of 'Porridge'

From: GCIDE
  • Porridge \Por"ridge\, n. [Probably corrupted fr. pottage; perh. influenced by OE. porree a kind of pottage, OF. porr['e]e, fr. L. porrum, porrus, leek. See Pottage, and cf. Porringer.] A food made by boiling some leguminous or farinaceous substance, or the meal of it, in water or in milk, making of broth or thin pudding; as, barley porridge, milk porridge, bean porridge, etc. [1913 Webster]