子泣き爺

Etymology 1
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1)  Shapeshifting monster,, which for a ruse takes the form of either a helpless baby or tiny old man, crying near woodland trails and crushes passersby who stop to help as it transforms to devour them.

Etymology 2
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1)  Shapeshifting monster,, which for a ruse takes the form of either a helpless baby or tiny old man, crying near woodland trails and crushes passersby who stop to help as it transforms to devour them.