The morning edition of a daily newspaper; the paper distributed in the morning (as opposed to the evening edition).
今朝の朝刊をもう読みましたか。
Have you already read this morning's paper?
朝刊には株価のニュースが載っていた。
The morning paper had news about stock prices.
朝刊の配達は午前五時ごろに来ることが多い。
Morning paper delivery often arrives around 5 a.m.