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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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Fran Fine is an irreplaceable beauty icon, what with her voluminous, backcombed bouffants, headbands, and lipstick, and Kardashian absolutely channeled the titular nanny for her recent visit to sister Khloé's podcast Khloé in Wonderland.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2026
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Other figures named in the witness statement included former royal equerry Mark Dyer, Harry’s former private secretary Helen Asprey, and Tiggy Legge-Bourke, who served as a nanny to William and Harry during their childhood.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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This is the first time in history that nurses and advanced practitioners are negotiating a first contract with UPMC.—
Mamie Bah,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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In April 2007, the former nurse was convicted of first-degree murder as well as possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose or perjury, Attorney General Stuart Rabner announced.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
22 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
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Providing relief and contrast are the sisters, daughters, mothers, wives, mistresses, and nursemaids, all of whom also have views on ideal social order.—
Adam Begley,
The Atlantic,
1 Dec. 2025
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And Sir Otto has assigned her a pipsqueak babysitter who registers his objections via rhetorical questions.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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Your babysitter calls in sick, or your day care shuts down, perhaps permanently, and the feeling curdles into existential dread.—
Lauren Hilgers,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Amah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amah. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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