a·yah (ä y ,  ,  )n. A native maid or nursemaid in India. [Hindi y, from Portuguese aia, nursemaid, from Latin avia, grandmother; see awo- in Indo-European roots.] |
ayah [ˈaɪə]
n
(Business / Professions) (in the East, Africa, and other parts of the former British Empire) a maidservant, nursemaid, or governess, esp one of Indian or Malay origin Compare amah
[from Hindi āyā, from Portuguese aia, from Latin avia grandmother]
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| Noun | 1. | ayah - (in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 domestic, domestic help, house servant - a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household |
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