ayahs

Definition of ayahsnext
plural of ayah

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ayahs
Noun
  • The potential for a major nurses strike in New York City is growing by the minute, after major hospitals and the New York State Nurses Association failed to negotiate a deal before Sunday's midnight deadline.
    Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The largest nurses' strike in New York City history could begin on Monday morning if a tentative settlement isn't reached between the nurses' union and hospitals.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Of course, there are nannies, producers, her husband’s political dynasty, and an industrial-grade fridge and oven behind the scenes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Nine women — nannies, nursing techs, a sportswriter — spent a couple hours getting coached up by a no-nonsense, dry-witted instructor named Zianya.
    Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
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
Noun
  • Having no cool aunt of my own and no elder sisters, just teenage babysitters and camp counselors (each with their own unique but tenuous grasp on anatomy and reproductive science), the book felt warm, inviting, and—perhaps most important to my terrified, bleeding, self—safe.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Schimpf says this will help grandparents and babysitters be able to refer to rules for safe sleep at all times.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Ayahs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ayahs. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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