ayahs

plural of ayah

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ayahs
Noun
  • After nearly dying in a battle, he is taken to a remote island, where an enigmatic woman (Jodie Comer) nurses him back to health.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • The victims who died in the crash were identified as pilots Keelan Clark and Ali Kawsara with the company Generation Jets and flight nurses Jamie Novick and Sarah Clark with Trans Aero MedEvac.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • That’s when people began hiring full-time live-in dog nannies, paying as much as $55 an hour on top of room and board in the mega-mansions in the dunes.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
  • The visits will initially be monitored by one of Willis' nannies and will transition to overnight visitation with no monitoring in August.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
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
  • Plenty of people are seemingly starting to feel like depleted AI babysitters.
    Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
  • But not everyone is convinced robots should be used as babysitters or elderly care workers.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 17 June 2026
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“Ayahs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ayahs. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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