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amah

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Recent Examples of amah In colonial days, many families had a lifelong helper known as an amah (after the Portuguese word for nurse). — Time, 23 Jan. 2018

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The commission unanimously approved her request in May of 2018, and Grechen Shirley quickly hired a nanny to her campaign staff.

— Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 1 July 2026
With nanny Olga Powell and mom Diana, the young princes enjoyed an open-sleigh ride in Lech, Austria, on March 30, 1993.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

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Expert witness Doctors, nurses, medical technicians, public safety experts and engineers can earn hundreds of dollars per hour serving as expert witnesses and as case evaluators in legal disputes.

— Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
If the court does release the documents, Chism’s defense asks that the affidavit be redacted by removing the victim of the incident’s name, as well as the name of a nurse who responded to the incident, according to court documents.

— Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

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Taking with her only Fanny and a nursemaid, Wollstonecraft travelled to Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and during her travels, wrote dozens of letters to Imlay in which the infant Fanny might occasionally be glimpsed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 June 2026
Anna has come East to meet her estranged father, the Swedish bargeman Chris (Brian d’Arcy James), who believes Anna’s been earning money as a nursemaid.

— Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025

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Looking for Loftus’ motivations, Aviv probes the psychologist’s memories of her mentally ill mother’s probable suicide and her own childhood abuse by a babysitter.

— Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Police said the child was in the care of a babysitter when he or she was left in the car.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

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