Archaic poetic term for 'mother', found in classical Japanese poetry and literature. Not used in modern everyday speech; the common modern word is 母 (はは).
See also: 垂乳根
垂乳女 is an old waka word referring to one's mother.
Archaic kanji spelling for 'mother', using characters that evoke the image of a woman with hanging breasts. Rarely used in modern Japanese.
Variant archaic spelling; the first character means 'foot' or 'leg', but the compound is still read たらちめ and refers to 'mother'.
An archaic word for “mother,” closely related to たらちね. The spelling 垂乳女 interprets it as a woman with pendant or nursing breasts, but the deeper origin of the spoken form is uncertain.