AMAH

Meaning of AMAH in English

Pronunciation: ' ä-( ˌ )mä

Function: noun

Etymology: Portuguese ama wet nurse, from Medieval Latin amma

Date: 1839

: a female servant in eastern Asia especially : a Chinese nurse

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

AMAH — noun Etymology: Portuguese ama wet nurse, from Medieval Latin amma Date: 1839 a female servant in eastern Asia
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMAH — ˈämə, ˈä(ˌ)mä, äˈmä noun ( -s ) Etymology: Portuguese ama wet nurse, governess, from Medieval Latin amma wet nurse, probably …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMAH — /ah"meuh, am"euh/ , n. (in India and the Far East) 1. a baby's nurse, esp. a wet nurse. 2. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMAH — n. maid; wet nurse, woman who suckles a child (title used in India and the Orient)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AMAH — noun Etymology: Portuguese ama wet nurse, from Medieval Latin amma Date: 1839 : a female servant in eastern Asia ; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMAH — [ 'α:mə ] ■ noun a nursemaid or maid in the Far East or India. Origin from Port. ama 'nurse'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
AMAH — [amah] n [Pg ama wet nurse, fr. ML amma] (1839): an Oriental female servant; esp: a Chinese nurse
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMAH — amah BrE AmE ˈɑːm ə ˈæm-, -ɑː ▷ amah|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AMAH — / ˈɑːmə; NAmE / noun (in S or E Asia) a woman employed by a family to clean, care for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMAH — n. (in the Far East and India) a nursemaid or maid. [Port. ama nurse]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AMAH — n. (in the Far East and India) a nursemaid or maid. [ Port. ama nurse ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AMAH — n. (in the Far East and India) a nursemaid or maid. Etymology: Port. ama nurse
Oxford English vocab
AMAH — Synonyms and related words : abigail, au pair girl, ayah, betweenmaid, biddy, chambermaid, chaperon, companion, cook, dry nurse, duenna, femme …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AMAH — n. Function: noun Synonyms: NURSEMAID , ||ayah, nana, ||nanny, nurse, nurserymaid
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AMAH — noun Synonyms: nursemaid , ||ayah, nana, ||nanny, nurse, nurserymaid
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
AMAH — (в странах Востока) ама, горничная, камеристка (в странах Востока) ама, няня; кормилица
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AMAH — n (в странах Востока) 1> ама, горничная, камеристка 2> ама, няня; кормилица
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AMAH — сущ.горничная; няня, кормилица (на Востоке) Syn:wet-nurse
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AMAH — (n) ама; горничная; камеристка; кормилица
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
AMAH — (0) няня
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
AMAH — n (в странах Востока) 1) ама, горничная, камеристка 2) ама, няня; кормилица
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
AMAH — n (в странах Востока) 1> ама, горничная, камеристка 2> ама, няня; кормилица
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AMAH — сущ. горничная; няня, кормилица ( на Востоке ) Syn: wet-nurse
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AMAH — сущ. горничная; няня, кормилица (на Востоке) Syn: wet-nurse
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AMAH — горничная; няня, кормилица (на Востоке)
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
AMAH — (в странах Востока) ама, горничная, камеристка (в странах Востока) ама, няня; кормилица
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AMAH — няня
Англо-Русский словарь
ZIAMET — zēˈäˌmet noun ( -s ) Etymology: Turkish ziamat, from Arabic za'āmah : a fief formerly granted for service in the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMMA — [ 'ʌmα: ] ■ noun Indian informal one's mother. Origin prob. derived from a child's word, perh. influenced by amah …
Concise Oxford English vocab
YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: LITERATURE
Britannica English vocabulary
AMMA — / ˈʌmɑː; NAmE / noun ( IndE ) (especially as a form of address) a mother •• WORD ORIGIN probably …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLIP-FLOPS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All I've got for myself is flip-flops . ▪ For simplicity there are only 9 …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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