English noun: amah | |||
1. | amah (person) a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else | ||
Synonyms | wet nurse, wet-nurse, wetnurse | ||
Broader (hypernym) | nanny, nurse, nursemaid | ||
2. | amah (person) a female domestic | ||
Synonyms | housemaid, maid, maidservant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | domestic, domestic help, house servant | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chambermaid, fille de chambre, handmaid, handmaiden, lady's maid, parlormaid, parlourmaid | ||