| 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 | ||