妖よう婆ばようばMeanings1nounhag; old witchA derogatory term for an ugly, malicious old woman, often used in folklore or as an insult.昔むかし話ばなしには、よく妖よう婆ばが登とう場じょうする。Hags often appear in old tales.彼かの女じょは近きん所じょの子こ供どもたちに妖よう婆ばと呼よばれていた。She was called a hag by the neighborhood children.