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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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Shahani moved out, left the children with Edmonds and moved in with their nanny, according to court records.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Palmer first introduced Pavlovich to Gaiman as the couple’s live-in nanny.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
1 July 2025
Noun
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The program under scrutiny – called Public Service Loan Forgiveness, or PSLF – allows Americans in public service careers (such as nurses, firefighters and some nonprofit professions) to have their student debt canceled after a decade of on-time payments.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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My daughter’s nurse, Melissa, was an angel to all of us.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
3 July 2025
Noun
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By the time Sam was born—in Florida, Missouri—the family’s enslaved property had dwindled to a single nursemaid, Jennie.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 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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“Amah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amah. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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