箕み借かり婆ばば

noun

old woman ghost from the Kanto region

A folkloric yōkai from the Kantō area, often depicted as an old woman who steals winnowing baskets (箕). The exact origin and stories vary by locality.

• 箕み借かり婆ばばは、夜よ中なかに箕みを借かりに来くる老ろう婆ばの妖よう怪かいと伝つたえられている。

  The Minokari-baba is said to be a yōkai in the form of an old woman who comes to borrow a winnowing basket in the middle of the night.