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Recent Examples of amah
In colonial days, many families had a lifelong helper known as an amah (after the Portuguese word for nurse).
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Time, 23 Jan. 2018
Time, 23 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amah
Noun
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These gardeners, housekeepers and nannies kept Pacific Palisades going.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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As a big-time drug dealer, Lindsey had it all – money, houses, cars and even two nannies as a teen-mom.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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So far, the nation’s economic prospects and cultural saliency as the de facto country of immigrants has meant that, despite sometimes harsher and sometimes looser policies, people want to come and settle down and become business owners and nurses and technicians and artists.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Figueredo, the nurse who helped Rosales, plans to get a green card under a 1966 law that applies to Cubans.—
Elliot Spagat,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Second of all, these people here, everybody is like a nursemaid so to speak.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Soon after, tensions between the couple boiled over and Dr. Ruxton murdered his wife and the household’s nursemaid, Mary.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
8 Dec. 2024
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“Amah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amah. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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