童わらし

noun

child

Dialectal term from the Tōhoku region, equivalent to standard Japanese 子供 or 童 (わらべ). Often encountered in folklore contexts, such as 座敷童 (ざしきわらし).

See also: 童 (わらべ)

• 座ざ敷しき童わらしは東とう北ほく地ち方ほうの民みん話わに出でてくるわらしだ。

  The zashiki-warashi is a child-like spirit that appears in Tōhoku folklore.