orbate

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adjective

Bereft (of anything); especially: fatherless or childless.

OriginLatin orbātus →
First used 1520-1538Scrabble 8
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Meanings

adjectiveorbate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteBereft (of anything); especially: fatherless or childless.First known use 1520-1538

Origin

  1. Latinorbātus
  2. Englishorbate

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).

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Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“orbate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orbate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orbate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orbate.

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