阿あ母ぼ

noun

mother

Archaic familiar term for 'mother', used in old Japanese. The cross-reference 阿父 (あふ/あぶ) is the corresponding term for 'father'. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by お母さん, 母, etc.

See also: 阿父

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには「阿あ母ぼ」と記しるされ、幼おさな子ごが母ははを呼よぶ言こと葉ばとして使つかわれた。

  In old documents, '阿母' is written as a word used by young children to call their mother.