泥孩也叫泥娃娃、泥偶。是泥人變成的怪,記載於《閱微草堂筆記》,而漢族本身有拴泥娃娃與泥狗紅繩的習俗,是一種求育巫術。[1]在紀昀的《閱微草堂筆記》寫到,當時婦女恨無子, 每令尼媼以彩絲系神廟泥娃歸,置於臥室內。[2]《堅瓠秘集》另有壓被子用的泥娃娃變的妖怪的記載。[3]

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《閱微草堂筆記》余兩三歲時,嘗見四五小兒彩衣金釧,隨余嬉戲,皆呼余為弟,意似甚相愛,稍長時乃皆不見。後以告先姚安公,公沉思久之,爽然曰:「汝前母恨無子,每令尼媼以彩絲系神廟泥孩歸,置於臥內,各命以乳名,日飼果餌,與哺子無異。歿後,吾命人瘞樓後空院中,必是物也。」恐後來為妖,擬掘出之,然歲久已迷其處矣。[4]

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