ayah

[ ah-yuh ]

/ ˈɑ yə /

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noun

(in India) a native maid or nurse.

Origin of ayah

1775–85; <Hindi āyā<Portuguese aia maidservant <Latin avia grandmother, equivalent to av(us) grandfather + -ia feminine suffix

Words nearby ayah

axseed, ax to grind, Axum, ay, Ayacucho, ayah, ayahuasca, Ayana, Ayande, ayatollah, Ayckbourn

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Example sentences from the Web for ayah

Ayah Abu Basheer is a lecturer at the Islamic University in Gaza City.
Still Not Rebuilt From Last Time|Anna Lekas Miller|November 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She decided to call the ayah and relieve her poor heart by assuring her of the innocence of her granddaughter.
A Bottle in the Smoke|Milne Rae
I was saved by the fidelity of an ayah, who had been in the family for ten years.
At the Point of the Bayonet|G. A. Henty
It was not the custom to say "please" and "thank you" and Mary had always slapped her Ayah in the face when she was angry.
The Secret Garden|Frances Hodgson Burnett

She stowed the box safely away, fearing lest even her ayah should discover it and marvel at the fate of the much-prized treasure.
A Bottle in the Smoke|Milne Rae
He stood between her and the ayah, so that she could not see the woman huddled on the floor.
Told in the East|Talbot Mundy

British Dictionary definitions for ayah

ayah

/ (ˈaɪə) /

noun

(in the East, Africa, and other parts of the former British Empire) a maidservant, nursemaid, or governess, esp one of Indian or Malay originCompare amah

Word Origin for ayah

C18: from Hindi āyā, from Portuguese aia, from Latin avia grandmother

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	ayah
释义	ayah [ ah-yuh ] / ˈɑ yə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ayah ON THESAURUS.COM noun (in India) a native maid or nurse. Origin of ayah 1775–85; <Hindi āyā<Portuguese aia maidservant <Latin avia grandmother, equivalent to av(us) grandfather + -ia feminine suffix Words nearby ayah axseed, ax to grind, Axum, ay, Ayacucho, ayah, ayahuasca, Ayana, Ayande, ayatollah, Ayckbourn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ayah Ayah Abu Basheer is a lecturer at the Islamic University in Gaza City. Still Not Rebuilt From Last Time\|Anna Lekas Miller\|November 17, 2012\|DAILY BEAST She decided to call the ayah and relieve her poor heart by assuring her of the innocence of her granddaughter. A Bottle in the Smoke\|Milne Rae I was saved by the fidelity of an ayah, who had been in the family for ten years. At the Point of the Bayonet\|G. A. Henty It was not the custom to say "please" and "thank you" and Mary had always slapped her Ayah in the face when she was angry. The Secret Garden\|Frances Hodgson Burnett She stowed the box safely away, fearing lest even her ayah should discover it and marvel at the fate of the much-prized treasure. A Bottle in the Smoke\|Milne Rae He stood between her and the ayah, so that she could not see the woman huddled on the floor. Told in the East\|Talbot Mundy British Dictionary definitions for ayah ayah / (ˈaɪə) / noun (in the East, Africa, and other parts of the former British Empire) a maidservant, nursemaid, or governess, esp one of Indian or Malay originCompare amah Word Origin for ayah C18: from Hindi āyā, from Portuguese aia, from Latin avia grandmother Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ayah governess, baby-sitter, au pair, nurserymaid, wet nurse
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ayah

noun

Origin of ayah

Words nearby ayah

Example sentences from the Web for ayah

British Dictionary definitions for ayah

noun

Word Origin for ayah

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