Definition of ayah Ayah

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We found 5 definitions of ayah from 5 different sources.

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What does ayah mean?

WordNet

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Noun

Plural: ayahs

ayah - (in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children
  domestic, domestic help, house servant a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
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  • ayah (Noun)
    A native female servant or maid, especially working for Europeans in South Asia.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • ayah (n.)
    A native nurse for children; also, a lady's maid.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • ayah
    ā′ya, n. a native Indian waiting-maid. [Anglo-Ind.: Hind. āya, derived from the Port. aia, nurse.]

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  • ayah, noun, singular of ayahs.

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