amah
/ˈɑːmə
/noun
A nursemaid or maid in East Asia or India.She had been a perfect amah and servant since her employment there began only a few years before....
- These women have been called the first generation of feminists in modern China, and they worked as amahs in Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore.
- 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.
Origin
From Portuguese ama 'nurse'.
Rhymes
- Phrygianize
- Phrygian mode
- Phrygian-shaped
- Phrygic
- PHS
- pH-stat
- phtanite
- phthalaldehyde
- phthalamic acid
- phthalate
- phthalazine
- phthalein
- phthaleine
- phthaleïne
- phthalic acid
- phthalic anhydride
- phthalide
- phthalimide
- phthalo
- phthalocyanine
- phthalocyanine blue
- phthalocyanine green
- phthalyl
- phthalylsulfathiazole
- phthalylsulphathiazole