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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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The rooms Suites come in a variety of configurations—some to suit couples on a romantic break, others for families with a nanny.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Fashion Angle The Nanny stars Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, who becomes the nanny for a wealthy Manhattan family and develops a relationship with her widowed employer, Maxwell.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Trusting world-class surgeons and unbelievable nurses.—
Sharareh Drury,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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Veress was a nurse at Sutter Health’s Davis hospital, the company said in a statement.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The child is five, the youngest of a large, well-to-do family and the only daughter: doted upon by her mother and her nursemaid, exquisitely dressed in tiny silk dresses patterned after those worn by Queen Victoria’s children.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Anna has come East to meet her estranged father, the Swedish bargeman Chris (Brian d’Arcy James), who believes Anna’s been earning money as a nursemaid.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
Noun
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While one family may allow a 7-year-old to walk to the park alone, another may still hire a babysitter for a 12-year-old.—
Amy Morin,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2026
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Investigators say the now-15-year-old put in the Notes app on her phone that she was touched inappropriately multiple times by Hank her babysitter.—
Mamie Bah,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Amah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amah. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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