AYAH


Meaning of AYAH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈī-ə; ˈä-yə, -(ˌ)yä ]

noun

Etymology: Hindi & Urdu āyā, from Portuguese aia, from Latin avia grandmother

Date: 1779

: a nurse or maid native to India

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.