amah

Meaning

1. A woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse.
2. A female domestic helper; a maid.

Synonyms

wet-nurse

wet nurse

maidservant

wetnurse

housemaid

maid

domestic help

nurse

servant

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.