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amahs

noun

plural of amah
as in ayahs

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  1. nurses
  2. nursemaids
  3. nannies
  4. babysitters
  5. sitters
Noun
  • Ahmed Abdullahi, chair of the Council of Governors, last week urged nurses to call off their strike and give the government time for negotiations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Many nurses and union officials said strengthening the law is essential and that the law’s language is unclear, leaving it open to different interpretations.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of nurses
Noun
  • 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
Definition of nursemaids
Noun
  • The filing accused Thomas of having refused to allow nannies into his house with his daughter, including one assigned by the court, and of using drugs.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Long after the abolition of slavery, many white southerners, including my father, who was born into the first breaths of the civil-rights movement, were still raised by Black nannies.
    — Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of nannies
Noun
  • These precautions should apply anywhere children spend time, including the homes of babysitters, grandparents, neighbors, and other family members and friends.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The two are part of the original four babysitters, along with Kristy and Mary Anne.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of babysitters
Noun
  • Where line sitters were paid to try to secure Banks’ own family one of the most desirable seats in town.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In some countries, this group of fence sitters is too large to ignore.
    — Adam Y. Liu, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of sitters
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“Amahs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amahs. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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