Why this word is great
ORBATION — [Noun] The state of being deprived of parents or children; a profound bereavement within the familial bond. From the Latin orbātiōn-, orbātiō, from orbus ("bereaved, deprived"). Unlike "orphanhood" (which specifies the loss of parents) or "bereavement" (which blankets all losses), orbation is the hollowing of a particular axis—parent or child—leaving the survivor unmoored. It is the chair at the table that will never be filled again, the untouched toys in the attic, the phone that no longer rings at the expected hour—a silence carved into the shape of someone’s absence.