Etymology

orbate

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Today it means: Bereft (of anything); especially: fatherless or childless. Full definition →

First used 1520-1538Latin orbātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromorbātus
  2. English todayorbate

Borrowed from Latin orbātus, perfect passive participle of orbō (“to cause to be childless or parentless; to bereave”), from orbus (“bereft of parents or children”); see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

First known use, by meaning

  • 1520-1538 Bereft (of anything); especially: fatherless or childless.

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