amah
pronunciation
How to pronounce amah in British English:
UK [ˈɑ:mə]
How to pronounce amah in American English:
US [ˈɑmə, ˈɑmɑ]
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- Noun:
- a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
- a female domestic
Word Origin
- amah (n.)
- "wet-nurse," 1839, Anglo-Indian, from Portuguese ama "nurse," from Medieval Latin amma "mother," from PIE root *am-, forming nursery words.
Example
- 1. Tashi is lattice that praise kill amah and grandpa .
- 2. The women is our amah of my family .
- 3. The temple and amah rock symbolise the combination of scenic beauty and religion in the district .
- 4. The president dare not slight , ask the amah to the office , if , wait for distinguished guest .
- 5. The king when dinner bades amah , library giving admire fills bowl turnip , do not put duck meat .