ayahn.
/ˈʌɪə/ A native-born nurse or maidservant, employed esp. by Europeans in India and other parts of South Asia.
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society > education > upbringing > [noun] > one who brings up > nurse
nouricec1225
nursea1325
rockera1325
nourish1340
nursha1382
nursery nurse1494
nutrice1529
nurse-girl1596
dry-nursea1616
nursey1760
bonne1771
ayah1782
nanny1785
momma1803
nursery girla1812
mammy1837
nanac1844
day nurse1855
caretaker1858
nursekin1862
Norland1894
nounou1894
nurselet1894
Plunket1909
metapelet1950
society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > nursemaid
nursemaid1657
nursery-maid1662
ayah1782
nanny1785
nan1940
society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > lady's maid
chamberlaina1400
waiting-maid1561
chambermaid1569
lady's maid1577
tire-woman1615
abigail1616
fille de chambre1673
suivante1674
comb-brush1702
tiring-woman1732
femme de chambre1741
lady's woman1748
personal maid1748
comb-brusher1751
ayah1782
wardrobe maid1797
soubrette1824
camerist1838
tire-maid1871
1782 India Gaz. 12 Oct. Eyah..5 Rupees a month.
1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 337 The female who attends a lady while she is dressing, &c., is called an Ayah.
1816 Mrs. Sherwood Ayah & Lady i. 7 This Lady paid her Ayah seven rupees per month.
1848 Chambers Alfred in Ind. 18 Ayahs, or ladies'-maids, who take care of very young children.
1852 London Jrnl. 9 Oct. 66 Ellen's ayah or native nurse who had accompanied her to England.
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