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AMAH
(AH-muh)
A
housemaid, especially a wet nurse, in the Far East.
Common
clues:
Oriental nursemaid; Far
East wet nurse; Nursemaid in Jaipur; Asian domestic; Nanking
nanny
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
4 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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It uses material from the Wikipedia
article "Amah".
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>1 92 Oriental nursemaid
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Tu >1 98 Oriental nurse
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Tu+ >1 04 Asian nurse
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We >1 99 Nanking nanny
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Tu+ >1 04 Asian nursemaid
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Th >1 09 Eastern nurse
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>1 98 Oriental nanny
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We+ >1 07 Eastern nanny
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Mo >1 06 Indian nursemaid AYAH
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Tu >1 05 Indian housemaid
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We+ >1 96 Chinese nurse
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>1 88 Asian nanny
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Mo >1 98 Chinese nursemaid
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Th >1 08 Asian domestic
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Th NYT 95 Oriental servant
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Fr >1 08 Eastern servant
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Tu >1 90 Oriental nana
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We- >1 00 Indian nurse
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We NYT 03 Nanjing nanny
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We NYT 03 Wet nurse
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Th- LAT 02 Eastern nursemaid
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Th- >1 99 Indian wet nurse
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Th NYT 86 Eastern nana
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Fr- >1 08 Nurse from the East
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Sa- NYT 09 Asian au pair
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Sa- >1 08 East Asian servant
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