Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun, plural au·bades [oh-badz, oh-bahdz; French oh-bad] /oʊˈbædz, oʊˈbɑdz; French oʊˈbad/. Music.
- a piece sung or played outdoors at dawn, usually as a compliment to someone.
noun
- a song or poem appropriate to or greeting the dawn
- a romantic or idyllic prelude or overture
“musical announcement of dawn,” from French aubade (15c.), from Provençal aubada, from auba “dawn,” from Latin alba, fem. of albus “white” (see alb).