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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).
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Time, 23 Jan. 2018
Time, 23 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amah
Noun
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Lutnick was also questioned about Epstein seeking a copy of his nanny’s resume and a meeting with her in 2013, a year after the trip to the island.—
Catherine Lucey,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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But Lutnick said his wife, four children and their nannies also attended.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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One brain scan showed a metal pellet, which had partially blinded a nurse after she was shot in the head while exiting the hospital.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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In 2014, the Navy threatened to court-martial one of its nurses at Guantánamo who refused to force-feed prisoners on hunger strike, who were protesting inhumane treatment and indefinite detention.—
Amy Maxmen,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The child is five, the youngest of a large, well-to-do family and the only daughter: doted upon by her mother and her nursemaid, exquisitely dressed in tiny silk dresses patterned after those worn by Queen Victoria’s children.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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Another internal document Lanier showed from YouTube suggested that the video streaming platform be used as a short-term digital babysitter while parents cook, clean or do laundry.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Before this hearing, a dependency investigator obtains medical records and interviews caregivers, babysitters, relatives, therapists, the kids themselves, and, ideally, the parents.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Amah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amah. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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