amah
- (India) A woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse.
- (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) A female domestic helper; a maid.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɑː.mə/
Etymology
From Portuguese ama (“female nurse”), from Medieval Latin amma (“wet nurse, amma”), perhaps an alteration of Latin mamma, of imitative origin, or from Ancient Greek.
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Amah
assistante maternelle mère nourricière Assistante maternelle
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