Definition of amah Amah

a•mah

We found 5 definitions of amah from 3 different sources.

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What does amah mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

amah - a female domestic
  maid, maidservant, housemaid
  domestic, domestic help, house servant a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
  chambermaid, fille de chambre a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)
  handmaid, handmaiden a personal maid or female attendant
  lady's maid a maid who is a lady's personal attendant
amah - a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
  wet nurse, wet-nurse, wetnurse
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • amah (Noun)
    A woman employed to look after children in India; a wet nurse .
  • amah (Noun)
    A maid in China and other parts of Asia.

Part of speech

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  • amah, noun, singular of amahs.

Pronunciation

Word frequency

Amah is...

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Sign Language

amah in sign language
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