幼よう童どう

noun

little child; young child

A somewhat formal or literary term for a small child, typically preschool age. In everyday speech, 幼児 or 小さな子供 are more common.

• 幼よう童どうの教きょう育いくは社しゃ会かいの基き盤ばんである。

  The education of young children is the foundation of society.

• その絵え本ほんは幼よう童どう向むけに作つくられた。

  That picture book was made for little children.