What does amah mean?
Amah means (India) A woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse..
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/ˈɑː.mə/ · noun
(India) A woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse..
Then one day he disappeared and when Luke called apprehensively at his apartment the old amah told him that ‘Whisky Papa runrun London fastee.’
Use amah when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Amah means (India) A woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse..
Common synonyms include maid, wet nurse, maidservant, housemaid.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Then one day he disappeared and when Luke called apprehensively at his apartment the old amah told him that ‘Whisky Papa runrun London fastee.’
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