姥うば捨すて

noun

abandoning old women; granny dumping

Refers to the legendary or historical practice of carrying an elderly woman (usually one's mother) to a remote place and leaving her to die, often due to famine or poverty. The term is strongly associated with the folk tale 姥捨て山 (Obasuteyama).

• 姥うば捨すてては、昔むかし話ばなしや伝でん説せつの中なかで語かたられることが多おおい。

  The practice of abandoning old women is often told in folk tales and legends.

• 「姥うば捨すて山やま」という話はなしを知しっていますか。

  Do you know the story of 'Obasuteyama' (the mountain where old women are abandoned)?