Etymology

ubume

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Today it means: A Japanese yokai that appears as a crone with a child in her arms, imploring the passer-by to hold her infant, then disappearing; the child then proves to be a heavy boulder. Full definition →

Japanese 産女
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The story

  1. Japanese · borrowed from産女
  2. English todayubume

From Japanese 産女.

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