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| a·mah [ mə, maa, aa m ] (plural a·mahs) |
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nurse or servant in Asia: in East and South Asia, a woman employed as a children's nurse, domestic servant, office cleaner, or attendant
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| [Mid-19th century. Via Portuguese ama "nurse" < medieval Latin amma "mother"] |
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