AMAH


Meaning of AMAH in English

/ah"meuh, am"euh/ , n. (in India and the Far East)

1. a baby's nurse, esp. a wet nurse.

2. a female servant; maid.

[ 1830-40;

ama nurse, governess amma wet nurse, perh. alter. of L mamma breast ]

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