noun
small child; servant child
Archaic term for a small child, especially a child servant in the Heian-period imperial palace. Not used in modern Japanese.
「小さ童」は、平安時代の宮中で使われていた幼い召使いを指す言葉だ。
「小さ童」 is a word that referred to a young servant used in the imperial palace during the Heian period.
Modern general term for child; 小童 is archaic and specific to Heian court servants.
Also archaic, meaning child or servant; 小童 adds the diminutive 小.
Compound of 小 (small) and 童 (child/servant). The reading ちいさわらわ combines 小さい (small) and わらわ (child).