ayahs

Definition of ayahsnext
plural of ayah
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Noun
  • Newborns in incubators were transferred and doctors and nurses scrambled to find shelter amid fears the hospital would become the next casualty in Haiti’s escalating gang wars.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
  • Billionaire hedge fund founder Tom Steyer and former Orange County congresswoman Katie Porter have been touting single-payer healthcare, an idea pushed by politically potent nurses unions and Democratic progressives.
    George Skelton, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Moving between Lucila’s dating life, her job as au pair, her second gig as a food delivery driver, and the community of Latin American nannies that forms her social circle, the film is left with little time to fully establish the contours of her family situation.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 May 2026
  • Certain students in Work Experience Education programs — or those working as personal attendants such as babysitters or nannies — may be allowed to work up to eight hours on a school day.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Providing relief and contrast are the sisters, daughters, mothers, wives, mistresses, and nursemaids, all of whom also have views on ideal social order.
    Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • However, donations of cash, checks, gift cards, items and services (like babysitters, Jessa's athletic coaches, meals and deliveries) weren't included in those charges.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • Remember those babysitters at the den?
    Big Think, Big Think, 8 May 2026
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“Ayahs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ayahs. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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