姥うば

noun

elderly woman; old woman

A somewhat literary or traditional term for an old woman; in everyday speech おばあさん is more common.

• 昔むかし話ばなしには、よく姥うばが登とう場じょうする。

  Old women often appear in folk tales.

noun

Noh mask of an old woman

A specific mask used in Noh theater to represent an elderly female character.

• 能のう楽がく堂どうで姥うばの面おもてを見みた。

  I saw the old woman mask at the Noh theater.