baby carrier (back-mounted); baby backpack; sling
A traditional Japanese cloth carrier used to carry a baby on one's back. Often simply called おんぶひも. The cross-reference 負ぶい紐 (おぶいひも) is a dialectal or older variant.
See also: おぶい紐 (おぶいひも)
Carry the baby on your back with a traditional baby carrier.
With a baby carrier, both hands are free.
Standard kanji-kana spelling.
Rare kanji spelling using 負; the おんぶ part is usually written in kana.
Compound of おんぶ (piggyback ride, from mimetic or baby-talk origin) and 紐 (string, cord). The exact origin of おんぶ is uncertain.