ayahs

Definition of ayahsnext
plural of ayah

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Noun
  • Some of the defendants were also medical care providers, Essayli pointed out, including three nurses, a chiropractor and a psychologist.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Of course, that doesn’t mean work is over for most of the doctors and nurses in the emergency room.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The kids range from infants and toddlers cared for by nannies, to teenagers living in dorms.
    Denise Schrier Cetta, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Pet nannies are generally for small animals like cats and dogs that can fit in a carrier under an airplane seat.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 15 Mar. 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
  • Raised in Iowa, where one of her babysitters was future actress Jean Seberg, Hurt made her big-screen debut in Interiors (1978), Woody Allen’s first full foray into drama.
    Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Because self-driving cars cannot successfully handle such routine problems, self-driving companies use human babysitters to remotely supervise them and intervene when necessary.
    Missy Cummings, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Ayahs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ayahs. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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