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ubume

ubume noun: 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.

Noun

ubume (plural ubume)

  1. 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.

Forms of ubume

pluralubume

Origin of ubume

From Japanese 産女.

Questions about ubume

What does ubume mean?
Ubume 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.
What part of speech is ubume?
Ubume is a noun.
What is the plural of ubume?
The plural of ubume is ubume.

Words near ubume in the dictionary

  1. UBS
  2. UBSFF
  3. Ubud
  4. ubudehe
  5. ubuesque
  6. ubume
  7. Ubuntard
  8. Ubuntards
  9. Ubuntero
  10. Ubunteros
  11. ubuntu

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