AMAH (AH-muh)
A
housemaid, especially a wet nurse, in the Far East.
Common
clues:
Oriental nursemaid; Far
East wet nurse; Asian nurse; Nanking nanny; Eastern nanny; Indian
housemaid; Chinese nurse; Nurse from the East
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
2 times a year
Frequency
in English language:
86604 / 86800
Video: King
Tut’s Wet Nurse
An amah is a woman employed by a family to clean, look after children, etc. This word is particularly common in East Asia and India (ayah, though, is a more common variant). It has been part of the Cantonese prevailing in Hong Kong, having a similar meaning to "maid" or "wet nurse". The more "politically correct" term for maid, instead of "amah", in recent years (since about the mid nineties), is "helper". In Taiwan and Northern China, this word, although considered slang in recent days, may even refer to any old lady in general.
Toshiusai
SHARAKU1794-95
active
Hanshiro
IV as Shigenoi, a wet nurse
1794
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas
City Collection
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