耶や嬢じょう

noun

father and mother; parents

Extremely rare and archaic term for one's parents. Modern Japanese uses 両親 or 父母 instead.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんに「耶や嬢じょう」という語ごが見みられるが、現げん代だいではまず使つかわれない。

  The word 耶嬢 appears in old texts, but it is hardly ever used today.