爺婆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
爺	婆
じじ Hyōgaiji	ばば Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
祖父祖母

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じ​じばば [jíꜜjìbàbà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) じじ​ばば [jìjíꜜbàbà] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiʑiba̠ba̠]

Noun

爺(じじ)婆(ばば) • (jijibaba) ^{←ぢぢばば (didibaba)?}

1. (informal) elderly
   • 1958, Bokusui Wakayama, Jumoku to sono wa 26: “Momo no Mi”‎^[1]:

     宿(やど)は爺(ぢぢ)婆(ばば)だけで、他(ほか)に誰(だれ)もゐなかつた。

     Yado wa jijibaba dake de, hoka ni dare mo inakatta.

     There was no one except the elderly couple in the inn.

2. (informal) grandparents
3. Synonym of 春蘭 (shunran, “noble orchid”)

Synonyms

• (grandparents): 祖(そ)父(ふ)母(ぼ) (sofubo)