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Definition of amah in English: amahnounˈɑːməˈämə A nursemaid or maid in East Asia or India. Example sentencesExamples - Recent news reports have detailed abusive treatment of these amahs by some employers.
- Often, they are negatively compared with a nostalgic image of the humble and loyal Chinese amah of the past.
- I think of telling him that I would divorce the wife, send the kids to an orphanage, fire the amah, sell the apartment, and rent a flat in Sheung Wan.
- These women have been called the first generation of feminists in modern China, and they worked as amahs in Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore.
- She had been a perfect amah and servant since her employment there began only a few years before.
Origin From Portuguese ama 'nurse'. Rhymes armour (US armor), Atacama, Brahma, Bramah, charmer, cyclorama, dharma, diorama, disarmer, drama, embalmer, farmer, Kama, karma, lama, llama, Matsuyama, panorama, Parma, pranayama, Rama, Samar, Surinamer, Vasco da Gama, Yama, Yokohama Definition of amah in US English: amahnounˈämə A nursemaid or maid in East Asia or India. Example sentencesExamples - I think of telling him that I would divorce the wife, send the kids to an orphanage, fire the amah, sell the apartment, and rent a flat in Sheung Wan.
- Often, they are negatively compared with a nostalgic image of the humble and loyal Chinese amah of the past.
- These women have been called the first generation of feminists in modern China, and they worked as amahs in Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore.
- Recent news reports have detailed abusive treatment of these amahs by some employers.
- She had been a perfect amah and servant since her employment there began only a few years before.
Origin From Portuguese ama ‘nurse’. |