also: はだかんぼ
noun
naked person (esp. child)
Casual, often affectionate term for someone who is naked, especially a small child. The longer reading はだかんぼう is common in some regions or in playful speech.
お風呂から裸ん坊で飛び出してきた。
He came running out of the bath stark naked.
小さい子は裸ん坊で遊ぶのが好きだ。
Little kids love playing naked.
Kana spelling is common; usually written in kana.
Kana spelling for the longer reading; usually written in kana.
Common kana-mixed spelling for はだかんぼ.
Kana-mixed spelling for はだかんぼう.
裸 is the standard word for 'naked' or 'nakedness'; 裸ん坊 is a more colloquial, child-oriented variant.
Derived from 裸 (はだか, 'naked') with the suffix ん坊 (んぼう/んぼ), which adds a familiar or childish tone, similar to 赤ん坊 (あかんぼう, 'baby').