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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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Accommodations range from 21 airy beachfront villas with private pools and tropical walled gardens,to five hilltop, three-to-five-bedroom grand residences featuring sprawling outdoor living spaces and spectacular views from sunrise to sunset, along with a personal golf buggy, butler, and nanny.—
Alexandra Kirkman,
Robb Report,
29 May 2025
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This is the nanny state at its worst; this is big government at its worst.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Noun
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An outreach agent that flags patient needs is only helpful if there are enough nurses and clinicians available to respond.—
Spencer Dorn,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Somewhere out of sight—hidden from monitors and hovering nurses and Jed and me—a tightening.—
Erica Stern
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 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 14 Jun. 2025.
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