童部わらわべ

noun

child; children

Archaic term for a child or children, not used in modern Japanese.

• 昔むかし話ばなしでは、わらわべが森もりで迷子まいごになる場ば面めんがよくある。

  In old tales, there are often scenes where a child gets lost in the forest.

noun

child servant; temple page

Historical term for a child employed as a servant or page, especially in a temple.

• 寺てらのわらわべが掃そう除じをしている。

  The temple page is cleaning.

noun

my (young or child-like) wife

Humble, archaic term used by a man to refer to his own wife, implying she is young or child-like.

• わらわべがいつも世せ話わをしてくれる。

  My young wife always takes care of me.

noun

young slacker

Archaic term for a young person who has not yet reached adulthood and is seen as idle or irresponsible.

• あのわらわべはまだ一いち人にん前まえの仕し事ごとができない。

  That young slacker still cannot do a proper job.