童养媳是中国传统社会饱受封建落后婚姻压迫的女性群体之一。它的历史起源,是目前国内童养媳研究悬而未决的问题之一。相关学者就此各抒己见,众说纷纭之下使人愈加不明就里。总结当前研究成果看,主要有周、秦汉、三国和北宋四种说法。笔者对以上四种说法逐一进行探求,以期去伪存真,实现对童养媳认识的进一步深化。 Child-bearing daughter-in-law is one of the female groups in China’s traditional society, which is oppressed by the feudal backward marriage. Its historical origin is one of the outstanding issues in the study of child-daughter-in-law in China at present. Relevant scholars express their opinions in this regard, divergent opinions make people increasingly unknown. Summarize the current research results, there are four weeks, Qin and Han Dynasties, the Three Kingdoms and the Northern Song Dynasty. The author of the above four kinds of argument one by one to explore, with a view to falsehood, to achieve further understanding of child-daughter-in-law.