n.
Pronunciation: ō - ' bäd
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Old Occitan aubada, from alba, auba dawn, from Vulgar Latin *alba, from Latin, feminine of albus white ― more at ALB
Date: circa 1678
1 : a song or poem greeting the dawn
2 a : a morning love song b : a song or poem of lovers parting at dawn
3 : morning music ― compare NOCTURNE