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Definition of amah noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

amah

noun

/ˈɑːmə/

/ˈɑːmə/

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(in South or East Asia in the past) a woman employed by a family to clean, care for children, etc.
Word Originfrom Portuguese ama ‘nurse’.

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