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amah

noun

1 amah

A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.

synonyms: wet-nurse, wet nurse, wetnurse.

Dutch: zoogmoeder, zoogster, min
Polish: mamka

2 amah

A female domestic.

synonyms: housemaid, maid, maidservant.

Roget 746: subject, liegeman; servant, retainer, follower, henchman, servitor, domestic, menial, help, lady help, employe, attache; ... show more

Dutch: werkmeid, dienares, dienstbode, dienstmeid, dienstmeisje, maagd, meid, meisje


Moby thesaurus: abigail, au pair girl, ayah, betweenmaid, biddy, chambermaid, chaperon, companion, cook, dry nurse, duenna, femme de chambre, fille de chambre, gentlewoman, girl, handmaid, handmaiden, hired girl, housemaid, kitchenmaid ... show more.

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