orbate
English
Etymology
From Latin orbatus, past participle of orbare (“to bereave”), from orbus (“bereaved of parents or children”). See orphan.
Adjective
orbate (not comparable)
- (obsolete) bereaved; fatherless or childless
References
- “orbate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology 1
Participle
orbate f pl
- feminine plural of orbato
Etymology 2
Verb
orbate
- inflection of orbare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
orbāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of orbō