[au.bade] n [F, fr. MF, fr. OProv aubada, fr. alba, auba dawn, fr. (assumed) VL alba, fr. L, fem. of albus white--more at alb] (ca. 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