鬼おに子ご

noun

child born with teeth

Traditional term for a baby born with teeth already erupted, sometimes considered an ill omen in folklore.

• 昔むかし話ばなしでは、鬼おに子ごは生うまれつき歯はが生はえていると恐おそれられた。

  In old tales, a child born with teeth was feared as an onigo.

noun

child unlike its parents; changeling

Refers to a child who does not resemble its parents, sometimes with a supernatural connotation like a changeling. Rare in modern usage.

• 鬼おに子ごは親おやに似にぬ子こを指さす古ふるい言こと葉ばだ。

  Onigo is an old word for a child who does not resemble its parents.

noun

wild child; badly-behaved child

Used for a child who is unruly, mischievous, or difficult to control. Can be used figuratively.

• あの子こは近きん所じょで有ゆう名めいな鬼おに子ごだ。

  That kid is known around the neighborhood as a little terror.