Archaic, familiar, and male-gendered term of endearment used in classical Japanese poetry and prose for a wife, lover, or close female friend. Not used in modern conversation.
See also: 吾妹
In the Man'yōshū, there is a poem that reads, 'The robe that is a keepsake of my dear.'
「吾妹子」は、古い和歌で恋人や妻を呼ぶ言葉として使われた。
'Wagimoko' was used in old waka poetry as a term for one's lover or wife.
A shorter archaic form with the same meaning; 吾妹子 is a more affectionate variant with the diminutive 子.
Archaic kanji spelling; 吾 is an old first-person pronoun and 妹子 is an old term for a beloved woman.
Kana spelling for search convenience; the word is archaic and normally written in kanji in classical contexts.
Variant kanji spelling using 我 instead of 吾; both are archaic.
From Old Japanese 我が妹子, comprising 我 “I; my,” the possessive particle が, 妹 “beloved woman,” and the affectionate noun suffix 子; contraction produced わぎもこ.