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産女姑獲鳥孕女
うぶめ
1. [n]
▶ Ubume
▶ [expl] birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore
2. (産女,孕女 only) [n] [rare]
▶ woman in late pregnancy
▶ woman on the point of giving birth



History:
4. A 2016-02-16 06:21:06  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Koj, Daijr (both have the older meaning, and 広辞苑 has 孕女.
  Comments:
With the now rarely-used old meaning in at least two references, we can't just throw it out. Better to included it with an appropriate tag.
  Diff:
@@ -9,0 +10,3 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>孕女</keb>
+</k_ele>
@@ -16 +19,9 @@
-<gloss>birthing woman ghost in japanese folklore</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<stagk>産女</stagk>
+<stagk>孕女</stagk>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<misc>&obsc;</misc>
+<gloss>woman in late pregnancy</gloss>
+<gloss>woman on the point of giving birth</gloss>
3. A* 2016-02-15 15:05:18  daniele r
  Comments:
I meant "any results"
2. A* 2016-02-15 14:18:11  daniele r
  Refs:
ddaijs; enwiki (ubume in folklore)
ddaijs mentions pregnant woman as a meaning but I haven't  found any 
result in which the term was used in that sense
  Diff:
@@ -8 +8 @@
-<keb>孕女</keb>
+<keb>姑獲鳥</keb>
@@ -15,3 +15,2 @@
-<misc>&obsc;</misc>
-<gloss>woman in late pregnancy</gloss>
-<gloss>woman on the point of giving birth</gloss>
+<gloss>Ubume</gloss>
+<gloss>birthing woman ghost in japanese folklore</gloss>
1. A 2008-04-01 00:00:00 
  Comments:
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