“童养媳”常见的英文表达是 “child bride-to-be” 或 “child bride raised in her husband's home since childhood”（更完整的描述性表达）。不过，在更简洁且为部分人所熟知的语境下，也可用 “child wife” 来大致指代（但此表述不够精准全面，易产生一定歧义），而 “bride-child” 并非标准常用表达。
以下是一些例句：
In some traditional regions, there used to be the practice of having child brides-to-be.（在一些传统地区，过去曾存在童养媳的习俗。 ）
She was a child bride raised in her husband's home since childhood, enduring a difficult life.（她是个从小在夫家长大的童养媳，过着艰难的生活。 ）