Child - Wawa

Japanese: 童 - わらわ

〘noun〙① A person older than a young boy who has not yet undergone coming-of-age ceremony. A child around 10 years old. A boy. ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 18:4094 "Old men , women, and boys alike, all share my heart's desire." ※Genji (around 1001-14), Hazukiki "When I served as a boy, I listened to the stories told by ladies-in-waiting and felt very sad." ② Hair that is loose and hangs down like a child's hair. Boy -like hair. ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 16:3791 "Is it the intestines of the caterpillar that make my black hair hang down with a comb? I take it out and comb it , but when I give it back, it is messy and sad for a boy." ③ A boy or girl who is a servant. Also, a servant in the form of a boy. It is also used for people of a certain age. ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 16.3842 " You children, cut the grass, and let Hozumi no Ason cut the armpit grass ." ※Heike (early 13th century) 2 "The grass of Mudoji Hoshi and Joen Risshi is Tsurumaru ." ④ A title given to young girls in the Gosechi festival. ※Murasaki Shikibu Diary (around 1010) November 22, Kanko 5 "I thought the blue white oak sweatshirt of Tanba no Kami was beautiful. " ⑤ A young boy who serves at a temple. ※Ryōiki (810-824) Vol. 1 “Later, the young boy from Gangō-ji wrote it together with the young boy (waraha) from Gangō-ji Temple (Kōfuku-ji Temple Honkunshaku Do Waraha).” ※Tsurezuregusa (around 1331) Vol. 53 “This was also a remnant of the priests of Ninna-ji Temple and the boy (waraha) wanting to become priests themselves, and they would play together.”

Warabe (child)

〘 noun 〙 (from the absence of the glottal stop "n" in "waranbe," a variation of "warawabe")① A child. Children. Children. ※Meigoki (1275) 2 "The children are called "children," "they are called "shimobe," "they are called "shimobe," and so on."② A child employed. Also, a man and woman in the form of a child employed. ※Genji (around 1001-14), Wakana no Shita "In particular, young people and children who are not supposed to be in the upper ranks, while those who are afraid are called "shimobe," etc."③ A word used to show humility toward one's wife. ※Okagami (before the 12th century) 1 "This is the child who will meet and lie to me later."[Additional notes]There are variant versions of "The Tale of Genji," which uses "warahabe" in the example given in (1)②, and there is a theory that "warabe" is not the form that was used when the work was created.
(2) The Japanese-Portuguese Dictionary lists it as " Varabe" or "Warambe," both of which mean "child."

Wappa [child]

〘 noun 〙 (a variation of "warawa (child)") 1. A word used to insult a child. Also generally refers to children. ※The Tale of Soga (around the Northern and Southern Courts) 8 "You must think of that wappa girl as your younger brother." 2. A word used by a boy to belittle himself. ※Kōwaka/Eboshiori (late Muromachi period - early modern period) "You should not behave like that, a wappa girl should behave like that." 3. A word used to insult a man. ※Jōruri/Kanpachishu Tsunagiuma (1724) 4 "The sound of a fearless wappa is a sight to behold." 4. A young servant. A young manservant. ※Amakusahon Heike (1592) 4 "Notodono vappa (wappa) Kikuwauto Yuumono"

Warawa/ Guwarahagu [child]

〘Self-expression second-order〙 To act like a child. To act like a child. ※Genji (around 1001-14) Morning glory "The little one is laughing and running with joy."

Warashi [child]

〘 noun 〙 Child. Infant. ※Ninjyohon, Shuniro Umebine (around 1841-42), vol. 2, "The Body of a Girl (Warashi) "

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

〘名〙① 稚児(ちご)より年長で、まだ元服しない者。一〇歳前後の子ども。童子。※万葉（８Ｃ後）一八・四〇九四「老人(おいひと)も女(をみな)童児(わらは)もしが願ふ心だらひに」※源氏（1001‐14頃）帚木「わらはに侍し時、女房などの物語よみしを聞きて、いとあはれにかなしく」② 子どもの髪のように、束ねないで下げ垂らした髪。童形(どうぎょう)の髪。※万葉（８Ｃ後）一六・三七九一「蜷(みな)の腸(わた) か黒し髪をま櫛もちここにかき垂れ取り束(つか)ねあげてもまきみとき乱り童児(わらは)になしみ」③ 召使の童男、童女。また、童姿の召使。相当な年齢の者にもいう。※万葉（８Ｃ後）一六・三八四二「小児(わらは)等(ども)草はな刈りそ八穂蓼(やほたで)を穂積の朝臣が腋草(わきくさ)を刈れ」※平家（１３Ｃ前）二「無動寺法師乗円律師がわらは、鶴丸」④ 特に、五節(ごせち)の童女(わらわ)の称。※紫式部日記（1010頃か）寛弘五年一一月二二日「丹波の守のわらはの、青い白橡(しらつるばみ)の汗衫(かざみ)、をかしと思ひたるに」⑤ 寺院で召使う少年。※霊異記（810‐824）上「然して後に少子元興寺の童子(ワラハ)と作る〈興福寺本訓釈童和良波〉」※徒然草（1331頃）五三「これも仁和寺の法師、童(わらは)の法師にならんとする名残りとて、おのおのあそぶ事ありけるに」

わらべ【童】

〘名〙 (「わらわべ」の変化した「わらんべ」の撥音「ん」の無表記から)① 子ども。子どもら。児童。※名語記（1275）二「童部をば、わらべ、下部をば、しもべなど、よめり」② 召し使う子ども。また、召し使う童姿の男女。※源氏（1001‐14頃）若菜下「ことに上らふにはあらぬわかき人、わらべなど、おのかじしものぬひけさうなどしつつ」③ 自分の妻をへりくだっていう語。※大鏡（１２Ｃ前）一「これはそののちあひそひてはべるわらべなり」[補注](1)②の挙例の「源氏物語」は「わらはべ」とする異本もあり、「わらべ」は作品成立時の語形ではないとする説がある。
(2)「日葡辞書」には、「Varabe(ワラベ)、または、ワランベ」とのせて、いずれも子どもの意とする。

わっぱ【童】

〘名〙 (「わらわ（童）」の変化した語)① 子どもをののしっていう語。また一般に、子どものこと。※曾我物語（南北朝頃）八「あのわっぱめを弟とおぼしめされ」② 男子が、自分のことを卑下していう語。※幸若・烏帽子折（室町末‐近世初）「御身のなむもあるまじき、わっぱがとがものがるべし」③ 男をののしっていう語。※浄瑠璃・関八州繋馬（1724）四「音に聞く不敵のわっぱよな」④ 年少の奉公人。年若い下僕。※天草本平家（1592）四「ノトドノノ vappa(ワッパ) キクワウトユウモノ」