noun
young male servant; page
Historical term for a boy or young man employed as a servant or attendant. Not used in modern everyday Japanese.
昔の貴族の家には、童僕が何人も仕えていた。
In the houses of old nobility, several young male servants attended.
この絵巻物には、童僕が主人の荷物を運ぶ様子が描かれている。
This picture scroll depicts a page carrying his master's luggage.
Compound of 童 (young boy) and 僕 (servant). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word appears in classical Chinese and was adopted into Japanese with the same meaning.