amah
1. a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else • Syn: wet nurse, wet-nurse, wetnurse • Hypernyms: nanny, nursemaid, nurse 2. a female domestic • Syn: maid, maidservant, housemaid • Hypernyms: domestic, domestic help, house servant • Hyponyms: chambermaid, fille de chambre, handmaid, handmaiden, lady's maid, parlormaid, parlourmaid
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