also: おうおん
old man and old woman; elderly couple
Obsolete literary term for an elderly man and woman, often as a pair. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by expressions like 老夫婦 or おじいさんとおばあさん.
The word 翁媼 is occasionally seen in classical literature.
Obsolete kanji compound; the reading おうおう is the primary reading.
Alternate reading おうおん, also obsolete.
Compound of 翁 (old man) and 媼 (old woman), both classical Chinese-derived characters. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is now obsolete.