Definition

1. Noun:
   • Attendant child / page: A young person, typically a child or youth, who serves or attends to someone, often in a historical or formal context.
   • Servant boy / girl: A juvenile servant or follower.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong cung đình xưa, mỗi vị quan thường có một vài tuỳ nhi. (In the old court, each mandarin usually had a few attendant children.)
  • Cậu bé làm tuỳ nhi cho một nhà sư. (The boy works as a page for a monk.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "tuỳ nhi" is now considered archaic and is primarily found in historical texts, literature, or when describing pre-modern settings. It is not used in contemporary everyday language to refer to modern assistants or servants.

Variants and Related Words

• Thị đồng (n): A similar term for a child attendant, often in a religious or scholarly context.
• Tiểu đồng (n): Another historical term for a young male servant or page.

Synonyms

• Page: A young attendant.
• Attendant: A person who serves or assists.
• Servant boy/girl: A young domestic worker.

Notes on Usage

• "Tuỳ nhi" specifically implies youth and a role of service or attendance. It does not refer to a child in a general sense (which is or ).
• Avoid using this term in modern contexts; use words like (assistant) or (domestic helper) instead for contemporary meanings.